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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (pages 72-85).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Boughton's son come from before visiting his home?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Boise.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Des Moines.

3. What does John have stored in boxes upstairs in his house?
(a) Dishes.
(b) Baseball cards.
(c) Sermons.
(d) Letters to his first wife.

4. When does John want the son to read his journals?
(a) When the narrator has moved away.
(b) When the son gets married.
(c) When the narrator is dead.
(d) When the son has a son of his own.

5. What does the pathway in the abolitionist town become?
(a) A small creek.
(b) A dirt road.
(c) A wagon trail.
(d) A major highway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do John and Boughton see from the porch after spending an evening going over their texts?

2. What does John say was the most thrilling thing that ever happened in his life?

3. What was John's father's name?

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

5. Why does John Ames tell his son that he might be gone sometime?

(see the answer key)

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