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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. Why did Boughton name his son Jack after John?
(a) Boughton thought naming children after biblical characters was too showy.
(b) Boughton liked the name John.
(c) Boughton's wife talked him into it.
(d) Boughton was afraid that he might not have another son.

2. How did Lila respond when he asks her how he could repay her for tending to his garden?
(a) "You should help me understand the Bible."
(b) "You should teach me everything you know."
(c) "You ought to marry me."
(d) "You should take me to dinner."

3. What is the shape of the weather vane on the steeple of John's church?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A pointing finger.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A cross.

4. What baseball team does Jack Boughton favor?
(a) The Cardinals.
(b) The Yankees.
(c) The White Sox.
(d) The Dodgers.

5. What does John say was the most thrilling thing that ever happened in his life?
(a) When he baptized his infant daughter.
(b) When his son was born.
(c) When his wife said "You ought to marry me."
(d) When he preached his first sermon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is John's son?

2. What does John find Jack Boughton and his son doing when he comes home for lunch?

3. When John and his father visited the graveyard, his father said, "I would never have thought this place could be ..."

4. What did Jack do to the John's front steps?

5. According to John, his son looks at Jack as though he were who?

(see the answer key)

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