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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12 (pages 185-201).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What church holiday does Lila first come to church on?
(a) Epiphany.
(b) Pentecost.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

2. When was the only time that John did not live in Gilead?
(a) When he served as a missionary in Africa.
(b) When he was away at seminary.
(c) When his family lived for a while in Florida.
(d) When he served in the Army.

3. What incident in Jack Boughton's life does John recount that happened while Jack was still in college?
(a) He stole money from a liquor store.
(b) He failed and had to drop out of college.
(c) He was involved in a hit-and-run accident.
(d) He got a young girl pregnant.

4. Who was John's first wife?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Linda.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Laura.

5. John writes to his son, saying, "One great benefit of a religious vocation is that it helps you ..."
(a) Be sympathetic.
(b) Understand deep issues.
(c) Argue.
(d) Concentrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John's father bury and tell him not to dig up?

2. When John met with the church trustees, what suggestions from him did they ignore?

3. According to John, visions sometimes only come under what circumstances?

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

5. What hymn writer wrote "Grant me on earth what seems Thee best, Till death and Heav'n reveal the rest"?

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