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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. What river did John and Glory see Jack's daughter playing in?
(a) The Satartia.
(b) The West Nishnabotna.
(c) The Yalobusha.
(d) The East Okichobee.

2. John tells a story about a building project in a little abolitionist settlement. What was built?
(a) A church.
(b) A dry goods store.
(c) A tunnel.
(d) A jail.

3. According to John, why is a lawn sprinkler a magnificent invention?
(a) It exposes raindrops to sunshine.
(b) It is a resource-saving device.
(c) It gives little boys something to play in.
(d) It waters the grass when it does not rain.

4. According to John, how does Jack treat words?
(a) As objects of scorn.
(b) As food for thought.
(c) As weapons.
(d) As a challenge.

5. What was Boughton watching his children, Jack and Glory, do?
(a) Clear out the iris beds.
(b) Argue.
(c) Play catch.
(d) Clean out closets in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John state happened the next day after he heard the story about the wounded Union soldier from his father?

2. When John and his father visited the graveyard, his father said, "I would never have thought this place could be ..."

3. When John would come home and his grandfather was in the house in the midst of a vision, what would his mother tell him?

4. Growing up, John was ____________________ than most of his childhood friends, saying the trait "ran in his family."

5. What did John discover about Lila when she spoke of him "more kindly than I deserve"?

(see the answer key)

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