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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13 (pages 202-215).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John's wife give him at breakfast on his birthday, wrapped in tissue paper?
(a) New reading glasses.
(b) A new Bible.
(c) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
(d) His Pentecost sermon.

3. What one word does John choose to describe Jack "as he his now"?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Sinister.
(c) Sneaky.
(d) Lazy.

4. What two biblical characters does John's father compare the two of them to on their journey to Kansas?
(a) Abraham and Isaac.
(b) Cain and Abel.
(c) Adam and Eve.
(d) Jacob and Esau.

5. John states that "there were barrels on the street corners" so that contributions could be made to the war effort. What is placed in these barrels?
(a) Peach pits.
(b) Grease.
(c) Tin foil.
(d) Nylon stockings.

Short Answer Questions

1. When John's father sees his grandfather after his encounter with the Union soldier, what is the grandfather carrying under his arm?

2. What church holiday does Lila first come to church on?

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

4. What popular book does Lila "melt into"?

5. If John lives, who does he say he will vote for?

(see the answer key)

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