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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. What is Theodore Dwight Weld Boughton's job?
(a) He runs a hospital for the destitute in Mississippi.
(b) He is a newspaper reporter.
(c) He is a sea captain.
(d) He teaches at a seminary.

2. Jack drops by John's home one evening as he and his family are rocking on the porch. What does Lila bring them?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Hot cider.
(c) Cool water.
(d) Hot tea.

3. 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 son has a son of his own.
(d) When the narrator is dead.

4. How did John break his finger when he was 22?
(a) Catching a fastball.
(b) Slamming a garden gate on it.
(c) Sliding into second base.
(d) Having a horse step on it.

5. John's grandfather walked out of his father's church during a sermon. Where did the grandfather go?
(a) Downtown to walk the streets.
(b) The Presbyterian church.
(c) To the Negro church.
(d) To his home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John state happened the next day after he heard the story about the wounded Union soldier from his father?

2. What is John's favorite breakfast?

3. What baseball team does Jack Boughton favor?

4. What is John's son's friend's name?

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

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