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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13 (pages 202-215).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is John in 1947?
(a) Almost eighty.
(b) Almost seventy.
(c) Fifty-five.
(d) Almost sixty.

2. What is Tobias not allowed to do?
(a) Stay out past 9 p.m.
(b) Play marbles.
(c) Watch movies or television.
(d) Go to the Ames house anymore.

3. What are the fears that John has about Jack Boughton?
(a) That he will do harm to his son and wife.
(b) That he has desires for Lila.
(c) That he will hurt his father, Boughton.
(d) That he will cause his father's early death.

4. What does John recall he and Boughton did as a prank while he was in seminary?
(a) Putting a hay wagon on the roof of the courthouse.
(b) Turning all the pews in the Episcopal church upside down.
(c) Putting hard-boiled eggs under a neighbor's setting hen.
(d) Covering the neighbor's cat with whipped cream.

5. When John was a child, what did he think the purpose of steeples were?
(a) To point others to God.
(b) To honor ancient church architecture.
(c) To attract lightning.
(d) To assure that the church was the tallest structure in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John's grandfather take him to Des Moines?

2. What does John have stored in boxes upstairs in his house?

3. What biblical character does John compare Jack to?

4. When does John want the son to read his journals?

5. What causes the death of many soldiers and others all across the country at the end of WWI?

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