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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is John's older brother?
2. Why did John's grandfather take him to Des Moines?
3. When was the only time that John did not live in Gilead?
4. How did John get a great reputation for wisdom?
5. John states that his wife is "an excellent woman, but unschooled in _____________________ "
Short Essay Questions
1. What are John's thoughts upon hearing a waltz on the radio?
2. Describe some of the events John and his father faced in their journey to Kansas.
3. Describe the preaching John's grandfather did after coming back from the war, and how it affected his listeners.
4. What is the significance behind the story of the farmer who was murdered with a bowie knife, and what does that have to do with John's grandfather?
5. How does John describe being in the world at night?
6. According to John, what are some of the strangest things about being in the ministry?
7. What are some of John's comments on water?
8. What was the nature of the meeting John had with the church trustees regarding the church building?
9. What is the contrast between John's father and his grandfather's views on war?
10. Describe the moment of communion John experiences in the ruins of the burned-out church.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The last section of the book, pagers 233 - 247, contains the book's climax. There are three stages to this climax. Identify and discuss each one of these stages.
Essay Topic 2
John is a pastor, as was his father and grandfather before him. The pastorate is obviously linked to the church, and more often than not, the church is identified with a building. Discuss how the church building is a metaphor of the limitations placed on the three generations of Ames men, and how the aging church building in the book is tied to the state we find John in.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the book, John's recollections influence his perceptions of the present. Describe three or four incidences of how events in John's past have colored his response to events happening in the present. And, conversely, events happening in the present cause him to reinterpret events of his past. Identify and discuss three or four of these accounts.
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