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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (pages 58-71).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was John's mother's name?
(a) Martha Tilson Ames.
(b) Margaret Todd Ames.
(c) Mary Todd Ames.
(d) Maggie Trudy Ames.

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

4. How did John get a great reputation for wisdom?
(a) From having years of seminary.
(b) By ordering more books than he ever had time to read.
(c) By reading poetry.
(d) By quoting scripture.

5. What do the old men in John's church call his son?
(a) Youngster.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sport.
(d) Deacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John feel that he would be a minister?

2. What does John say is the strangest thing about "this life, about being in ministry"?

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

4. 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?

5. What song does John sing as he rocked his son?

(see the answer key)

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