Visitation of Spirits Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Visitation of Spirits Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of animal does Horace settle on changing himself into?

4. Who was Zeke's wife?

5. Who were the two men Zeke remembers fighting over Amy Williams in his youth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zeke remember about Cyrus Johns and Cicero Edmunds fighting over?

2. Why is Reverend Greene extremely alarmed when he meets Horace in the woods early in the morning on April, 30, 1984?

3. What significant historical event did Zeke's grandfather, Ezra, live through?

4. Why does Reverend Greene's mentor, Philip Schnider, tell him he will make a great theologian?

5. What does the demon ask Horace to do in the church in the section titled April 30, 1985, 1:15 a.m., and why is this significant?

6. What is Zeke's relationship with his sister-in-law Ruth like?

7. What was a hog killing day like in Tims Creek?

8. How does Zeke remember Horace's father, Sammy?

9. What format does Reverend Greene's conversation with Horace beginning on page 40 take?

10. In the section titled April 30, 1984, 1:15 a.m., what does the demon instruct Horace to kill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Reverend Jimmy Greene's discovery of his wife Anne's marital infidelity affects his perceptions of, and faith in, God, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Kenan chooses to end the book with a brief section titled Requiem for Tobacco. What message do you think Kenan was trying to leave the reader with by closing the novel this way, right after the description of Horace's suicide? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Reverend Jimmy Greene's reaction to Horace's concerns that Horace thinks he is gay. How does Reverend Greene draw on his religious background and teachings to formulate his answer and advice to Horace?

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