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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the two men Zeke remembers fighting over Amy Williams in his youth?
(a) Cicero and Cyril.
(b) Cyrus and Cicero.
(c) Cyrus and Cyril.
(d) Edmund and Henry.

2. About how old was Zeke when he helped his father build their house?
(a) 8.
(b) 20.
(c) 4.
(d) 14.

3. Who was the "prettiest" boy in Horace's class?
(a) John Anthony Wember.
(b) Gideon Stone.
(c) Michael Smurl.
(d) James Jordan.

4. Why does Jimmy's favorite professor tell him he will make a great preacher?
(a) He is kind.
(b) He is curious.
(c) He is not concerned with money.
(d) He is smart.

5. What does the Reverend Barden do to Horace during Horace's vision in the section Black Necromancy?
(a) Cuts his arm.
(b) Puts him in a coffin.
(c) Marks his forehead with ashes.
(d) Baptizes him.

6. Why was Zeke so happy when Horace said he wanted to run track?
(a) He was happy to see Horace doing something other than reading.
(b) He was happy to see Horace doing something that would build his muscle.
(c) He was happy to see Horace doing something that might win him a college scholarship.
(d) He was happy to see Horace doing something that would help him make friends.

7. What kind of fruit does Horace eat every year even though he is warned it will make him sick?
(a) Damsenberries.
(b) Small green horse apples.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Wild blueberries.

8. What is the first thing the voice says to Horace in the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Pick up the spear.
(b) Come.
(c) I am here.
(d) Walk with me.

9. How did Zeke feel about his father?
(a) He resented him.
(b) He feared him.
(c) He hated him.
(d) He worshiped him.

10. How did Zeke's father initially react to the news that Zeke was marrying his wife?
(a) He tried to convince Zeke to marry one of the neighbors.
(b) He tried to talk Zeke out of it.
(c) He tried to convince Zeke to marry one of his cousins.
(d) He gave Zeke his blessing.

11. What does Horace begin to have second thoughts about having used in his spell at the end of the section titled White Sorcery?
(a) Instead of a kitten he thinks he should have perhaps used a human baby.
(b) Instead of ashes he should have used charcoal.
(c) Instead of a shark's tooth, he should have used a snake's fang.
(d) Instead of a feather, he should have used rabbit's fur.

12. What is the name of Horace's elementary school?
(a) Hog's Peak Elementary School.
(b) Tims Creek Elementary School.
(c) Fayetteville Elementary School.
(d) Stone River Elementary School.

13. What is one of Horace's positive memories of his aunts from his elementary school years?
(a) They made him delicious packed lunches.
(b) They let him dress as a girl without criticizing him.
(c) They bought him many books.
(d) They spoke to his principal and advocated for him when he had gotten into a fight with a white boy.

14. What did the women always do as they worked on a hog killing day?
(a) Clean the knives.
(b) Clean the guns.
(c) Talk and gossip constantly.
(d) Tend to the garden.

15. What significant historical period or event did Zeke's grandfather Ezra live through?
(a) Emancipation.
(b) The Civil Rights Movement.
(c) The War of 1812.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem did Ruth's husband Jethro struggle with throughout his life?

2. What does the narrator lament about the changes in modern times compared to the hog-killing days?

3. Who was Horace's best friend since kindergarten?

4. Who tells Horace that his grandmother has died?

5. What does Horace's friend John Anthony call him?

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