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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (pages 37-57).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did John feel that he would be a minister?
(a) It was the only life he knew.
(b) He knew he would fail at anything else.
(c) His mother forced him into the ministry.
(d) He was compelled by what he had learned through reading the bible.

2. Why did John's grandfather take him to Des Moines?
(a) To see Babe Ruth play.
(b) To see Ty Cobb play.
(c) To see Bud Fowler play.
(d) To see Shoeless Joe Jackson play.

3. What did John and his father trade with the widow for her two boiled eggs and two boiled potatoes?
(a) Jerky.
(b) Confederate money.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Onions.

4. How old is John's son?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

5. Why does John Ames tell his son that he might be gone sometime?
(a) Because he's tired of living in their home.
(b) Because he needs to make a trip.
(c) Because he is old.
(d) Because he has to go out of town on business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John say he dreamed about after his visit to the graveyard?

2. What are John's feelings about the two young men who worked at the garage as he passed them on the street?

3. What does John have stored in boxes upstairs in his house?

4. How did John get a great reputation for wisdom?

5. How did John's first wife die?

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