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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (pages 105-115).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ailment does John have, according to his doctor?
(a) Angina pectoris.
(b) Pancreatic cancer.
(c) Congestive heart failure.
(d) Gastro-intestinal reflux disease.

2. What does John state happened the next day after he heard the story about the wounded Union soldier from his father?
(a) They were caught in a storm.
(b) They came to the Maine lady's farmhouse.
(c) They were shot at by an irate farmer.
(d) They found his grandfather's grave.

3. What popular book does Lila "melt into"?
(a) Dust Be My Destiny.
(b) Anne of Green Gables.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.

4. John states that "there were barrels on the street corners" so that contributions could be made to the war effort. What is placed in these barrels?
(a) Grease.
(b) Nylon stockings.
(c) Tin foil.
(d) Peach pits.

5. Why did John's grandfather take him to Des Moines?
(a) To see Shoeless Joe Jackson play.
(b) To see Babe Ruth play.
(c) To see Ty Cobb play.
(d) To see Bud Fowler play.

Short Answer Questions

1. In John's house, which he has lived in since being a small boy, what is in the home that was the same from his childhood?

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

3. When John was a child, what did he think the purpose of steeples were?

4. How did John's father die?

5. What is the color of John's son's favorite shirt?

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