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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 was John's father's name?
(a) John Ames.
(b) Jack Ames.
(c) Joshua Ames.
(d) Jonas Ames.

2. Who was John's first wife?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Linda.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Laura.

3. John writes to his son, saying, "One great benefit of a religious vocation is that it helps you ..."
(a) Concentrate.
(b) Argue.
(c) Be sympathetic.
(d) Understand deep issues.

4. How did John's father die?
(a) Of tuberculosis.
(b) Of the mumps.
(c) Of pneumonia.
(d) Of the Spanish flu.

5. When Boughton visits John while Glory and Lila and their son go to the movies, what does Boughton say about Jack?
(a) That Jack is a recent widower.
(b) That he's not right with himself yet.
(c) That Jack has evil intentions toward Lila.
(d) That he thinks Jack is in trouble with the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jack Boughton's original name to have been?

2. According to John, what does light seem to be a metaphor for?

3. Jack tells John that during the Civil War, Iowa had a specific kind of regiment. According to the Tennessean who spoke to Jack, what kind of regiment was it?

4. How did Lila respond when he asks her how he could repay her for tending to his garden?

5. What were Jack Boughton's first words to John after he met him in church the first time?

(see the answer key)

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