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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 (pages 86-104).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the pathway in the abolitionist town become?
(a) A dirt road.
(b) A wagon trail.
(c) A small creek.
(d) A major highway.

2. When John would come home and his grandfather was in the house in the midst of a vision, what would his mother tell him?
(a) "Your grandfather is having one of his spells."
(b) "The Lord is in the parlor."
(c) "Don't go in the parlor."
(d) "Your grandfather is talking to God."

3. In Gilead, what denomination attracted new people and young people after the Civil War?
(a) The Methodists.
(b) The Unitarians.
(c) The Presbyterians.
(d) The Baptists.

4. Who does John feel that his son is very much like?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His mother.

5. Why had John's grandfather come to Kansas from Maine?
(a) To plant a church.
(b) To fight the Confederates.
(c) To help Free Soilers establish the right to vote.
(d) To start a family in a new community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the old men in John's church call his son?

2. John tells a story about a building project in a little abolitionist settlement. What was built?

3. What kind of flowers does John's son and wife bring him?

4. How many children does Boughton have?

5. What relieved Lila when she found out ________________ was not the same as work on Sundays?

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