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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9 (pages 132-160).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did John's father take him when he was twelve?
(a) To the family's ancestral home in Maine.
(b) To the grave of his grandfather.
(c) To Topeka.
(d) To Des Moines.

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

3. When John was a child, what did he think the purpose of steeples were?
(a) To attract lightning.
(b) To assure that the church was the tallest structure in town.
(c) To honor ancient church architecture.
(d) To point others to God.

4. What did John's father give him every time he learned five scripture verses and could repeat them without a mistake?
(a) A penny.
(b) A nickel.
(c) A dime.
(d) A quarter.

5. When John and his father visited the graveyard, his father said, "I would never have thought this place could be ..."
(a) Desolate.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Dark.
(d) Lonesome.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to John, why is a lawn sprinkler a magnificent invention?

2. When was John born?

3. John tells a story about a building project in a little abolitionist settlement. What was built?

4. 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?

5. John writes, "I don't want to be old. And I certainly don't want to be _____________ ."

(see the answer key)

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