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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. John tells a story about a building project in a little abolitionist settlement. What was built?
(a) A jail.
(b) A tunnel.
(c) A dry goods store.
(d) A church.

2. What did John say he dreamed about after his visit to the graveyard?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Being lost.
(c) Stepping on graves.
(d) Grasshoppers.

3. What causes the death of many soldiers and others all across the country at the end of WWI?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) The bird flu.
(c) The Spanish flu.
(d) The Swine flu.

4. What does John state he remembers instead of grief and loneliness?
(a) Curiosity and questioning.
(b) Fear and loathing.
(c) Peace and comfort.
(d) Joy and rest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say was the most thrilling thing that ever happened in his life?

2. Who was John's first wife?

3. Who does John feel that his son is very much like?

4. John states that his wife is "an excellent woman, but unschooled in _____________________ "

5. What was John's mother's name?

(see the answer key)

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