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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10 (pages 160-173).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was John's mother's name?
(a) Margaret Todd Ames.
(b) Maggie Trudy Ames.
(c) Mary Todd Ames.
(d) Martha Tilson Ames.

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

3. How old was John when Lila first came to church?
(a) Sixty-six.
(b) Sixty-seven.
(c) Fifty-seven.
(d) Sixty.

4. What does John's father offer him in the ruins of the burned-down church?
(a) A biscuit.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A cookie.
(d) A piece of sausage.

5. What baseball team does Jack Boughton favor?
(a) The White Sox.
(b) The Yankees.
(c) The Cardinals.
(d) The Dodgers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character said, "Maybe some people aren't so comfortable with themselves"?

2. What relieved Lila when she found out ________________ was not the same as work on Sundays?

3. What popular book does Lila "melt into"?

4. Why does John's father say "I never did forgive myself" after the narrator's grandfather told him about shooting the Union soldier?

5. What does John do as he walks down the streets of his town at one or two a.m.?

(see the answer key)

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