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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Reverend Greene teach school during his first jobs?
(a) The Bronx, New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Wake County Public Schools.
(d) Chicago.

2. What does Horace do to Gideon in the locker room at school in the section titled Holy Science?
(a) He stabs Gideon.
(b) He punches Gideon hard in the face.
(c) He kicks Gideon in the groin.
(d) He shoots Gideon.

3. What does Reverend Greene consider as he helps Ruth to bed in the section titled Old Demonology?
(a) The many ways in which things in all their lives could have been different.
(b) Whether he will have enough money for her care.
(c) Whether Ruth will ever see her children again.
(d) Whether he will be reunited with his wife in heaven.

4. Where does Rose move when she leaves her hometown?
(a) The East Coast.
(b) The Midwest.
(c) The West Coast.
(d) The Southwest.

5. What does Reverend Greene tell Zeke he thinks about Zeke in the section titled Old Demonology, after Zeke argues with Ruth?
(a) That he is ashamed of Zeke.
(b) That he thinks Zeke needs counseling.
(c) That he thinks Zeke should retire as a preacher.
(d) That he thinks Zeke should take some blood pressure medication.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Reverend Greene realize he hears the call to God?

2. What do Ruth and Zeke talk about that breaks the tension and their streak of fighting in the section titled Old Demonology?

3. Who is one of Asa's daugthers?

4. Why is Jonnie Mae so upset that Horace has a new group of all-white friends?

5. Who is Gideon's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Horace decide to try sports?

2. What is Zeke known for in the community that serves as a bridge from the past to the future?

3. What does Reverend Greene tell Zeke in the diner in the section Old Demonology that startles and disturbs Zeke?

4. What was one of the big problems with Reverend Greene's great-uncle Jethro, who was married to Ruth?

5. What does Zeke accuse Ruth of doing to him and the rest of the Cross family in the section titled Old Demonology?

6. How does Reverend Greene know that Ruth and Zeke have more or less made amends from their argument in the section titled Old Demonology?

7. What is Horace's family's reaction to seeing his earring at Thanksgiving dinner in the section Old Demonology?

8. Where does Horace go with his demon in the section titled April 30, 1984, 2:40 a.m.?

9. What does Reverend Greene tell Horace in the section titled Holy Science about the problem Horace confides in him about?

10. What was Reverend Greene's relationship with his mother, Rose, like?

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