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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 does John state he remembers instead of grief and loneliness?
(a) Joy and rest.
(b) Peace and comfort.
(c) Fear and loathing.
(d) Curiosity and questioning.

2. According to John, his son looks at Jack as though he were who?
(a) Babe Ruth.
(b) Charles Lindbergh.
(c) Eddie Rickenbacker.
(d) General Pershing.

3. What did Boughton tell John about the trumpet vines covering his house?
(a) They kept the porch cool.
(b) They were too much trouble to cut down.
(c) They attracted hummingbirds.
(d) They attracted butterflies.

4. John tells a story about a building project in a little abolitionist settlement. What was built?
(a) A tunnel.
(b) A dry goods store.
(c) A church.
(d) A jail.

5. How many children does Boughton have?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John's wife give him at breakfast on his birthday, wrapped in tissue paper?

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

3. What confession does John make about Jack as part of a burden of guilt he feels?

4. What does Jack call John's son?

5. What did John's father give him every time he learned five scripture verses and could repeat them without a mistake?

(see the answer key)

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