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Gilead | Quiz

Marilynne Robinson
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Gilead | Quiz

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1)

In Gilead, what denomination attracted new people and young people after the Civil War? (from Section 6 (pages 86-104))

The Presbyterians.
The Unitarians.
The Baptists.
The Methodists.
2)

When John went to a bank to cash a check, what did he intend to do with it? (from Section 15 (pages 233-247))

Give it to his son.
Give it to Jack.
Give it to his wife.
Give it to his church.
3)

While wandering in Kansas, what does John's father tell him that he saw coming through the doors of his father's church? (from Section 7 (pages 105-115))

John Brown's mule.
John Brown.
John Brown's horse.
Union soldiers.
4)

When John would come home and his grandfather was in the house in the midst of a vision, what would his mother tell him? (from Section 6 (pages 86-104))

"Don't go in the parlor."
"Your grandfather is talking to God."
"Your grandfather is having one of his spells."
"The Lord is in the parlor."
5)

What music is playing on the radio that causes John to want to dance? (from Section 7 (pages 105-115))

The Lindy Hop.
The foxtrot.
A waltz.
The quickstep.
6)

Which of the Ten Commandments does John want his son to be particularly aware of? (from Section 9 (pages 132-160))

The tenth commandment.
The fifth commandment.
The seventh commandment.
The first commandment.
7)

Where did John's brother Edward buy a piece of land? (from Section 15 (pages 233-247))

On the Atlantic Coast.
On the Canadian border.
On the Pacific Coast.
On the Gulf Coast.
8)

As Jack and John sit on the bench at the bus stop, what does John state he would like to to with him? (from Section 15 (pages 233-247))

Hug him.
Accompany him.
Bless him.
Read scripture to him.
9)

According to John, how does Jack treat words? (from Section 8 (pages 116-131))

As weapons.
As food for thought.
As objects of scorn.
As a challenge.
10)

What does the Union soldier indicate he knows to John's father? (from Section 7 (pages 105-115))

He knows John's grandfather has died.
He knows John's grandfather is a pacifist.
He knows about John's grandfather's involvement with John Brown.
He knows John's grandfather is a deserter.
11)

What was Jack Boughton's original name to have been? (from Section 12 (pages 185-201))

Theodore Roosevelt.
Isaiah Jacob.
John Brown.
Theodore Dwight Weld.
12)

What theologian does John recommend to Jack to help him with the doctrinal question he raises? (from Section 9 (pages 132-160))

Karl Barth.
John Calvin.
Augustine.
Martin Luther.
13)

What is the shape of the weather vane on the steeple of John's church? (from Section 7 (pages 105-115))

A cross.
A rooster.
An arrow.
A pointing finger.
14)

What is Tobias not allowed to do? (from Section 13 (pages 202-215))

Watch movies or television.
Play marbles.
Stay out past 9 p.m.
Go to the Ames house anymore.
15)

What did the tapestry in John's grandfather's church have written on it? (from Section 6 (pages 86-104))

"Remember the Sabbath Day."
"Our Father in Heaven."
"The Lord is My Shepherd."
"The Lord Our God Is a Purifying Fire."
16)

What did Jack steal from John that made him "as angry as I have been in my life"? (from Section 11 (pages 173-185))

A photograph of Louisa.
A pocketknife.
His reading glasses.
His Greek New Testament.
17)

What trait does Jack possess that John states is almost a curse to him? (from Section 13 (pages 202-215))

Jack's ability to see through people.
Jack's attitude toward the rest of his family.
Jack's judgmental tendencies.
Jack's inability to tell the truth.
18)

Jack tells John that during the Civil War, Iowa had a specific kind of regiment. According to the Tennessean who spoke to Jack, what kind of regiment was it? (from Section 10 (pages 160-173))

A teenage regiment.
A graybeard regiment.
A colored regiment.
A Methodist regiment.
19)

Who does Jack's wife's father believe Jack is descended from? (from Section 14 (pages 217-233))

Abraham Lincoln.
John Ames.
John Brown.
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
20)

What is Jack's comment as he and John pass the church while walking to the bus stop? (from Section 15 (pages 233-247))

"So many fine people can be found there."
"I'll never see this place again."
"That place is full of hypocrites."
"I would have made a fine minister."
21)

John states that a famous theologian said, "Each of us is an actor on stage and God is the audience." Who was the theologian? (from Section 8 (pages 116-131))

Luther.
Augustine.
Locke.
Calvin.
22)

What does John state that the attempt to defend belief can do? (from Section 11 (pages 173-185))

It can unsettle belief.
It can cause arguments.
It angers God.
It can make the defender stronger.
23)

How old is Jack Boughton as John writes about him? (from Section 9 (pages 132-160))

51.
35.
43.
40.
24)

What one word does John choose to describe Jack "as he his now"? (from Section 11 (pages 173-185))

Lazy.
Sinister.
Lonely.
Sneaky.
25)

If John lives, who does he say he will vote for? (from Section 6 (pages 86-104))

Eisenhower.
Nixon.
Keefauver.
Ron Paul.
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