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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. How are Asa Cross and Ruth Cross related?
2. What does Horace ask Reverend Jimmy Greene for advice about that is troubling him in the section titled Holy Science?
3. What is Reverend Greene's middle name?
4. Who was one of Horace's first girlfriends?
5. When does Reverend Greene realize he hears the call to God?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Zeke accuse Ruth of doing to him and the rest of the Cross family in the section titled Old Demonology?
2. What circumstance brought Horace and Gideon together and eventually sparked their relationship?
3. What does the woman at the car repair shop do for Zeke, Ruth and Reverend Greene that lightens the tension and brightens their day?
4. Why is Ruth so upset to see Asa Cross, her late husband's cousin, so ill?
5. In the section titled Old Demonology, what conclusion does Reverend Greene come to about the pressures Horace faced from his family?
6. In the section titled Holy Science, what does Horace ask Reverend Greene after Sunday church service?
7. In the section titled Old Demonology, why is Jonnie Mae upset with Zeke at Thanksgiving dinner?
8. What bothers Reverend Greene about his understanding of his late wife Anne?
9. What does Reverend Greene admit about his life with his wife Anne before she passed away?
10. What was Reverend Greene's relationship with his mother, Rose, like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Gideon Stone represent for Horace, and why does Horace have such a complicated relationship with Gideon at different points in the book? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 2
Horace's demons take on different physical forms. Write an essay analyzing the symbolism of some of the forms Horace's demons assume.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Ruth and Ezekiel have such a contentious and uncomfortable relationship? What past events and hard feelings are at the heart of their relationship?
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