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

2. Where did John's father take him when he was twelve?
(a) To Topeka.
(b) To Des Moines.
(c) To the family's ancestral home in Maine.
(d) To the grave of his grandfather.

3. What does John's father bury and tell him not to dig up?
(a) His grandfather's letters.
(b) His grandfather's pistol.
(c) His grandfather's shirts.
(d) His grandfather's sermons.

4. What biblical character does John compare Jack to?
(a) Abel.
(b) The prodigal son.
(c) Doubting Thomas.
(d) Cain.

5. John states that his wife is "an excellent woman, but unschooled in _____________________ "
(a) Parenthood.
(b) Social graces.
(c) Religion.
(d) Biology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor tell John to take a shot of every day?

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

3. What is the cause of John's "own dark time?"

4. What was Boughton's childhood name?

5. John writes to his son, saying, "One great benefit of a religious vocation is that it helps you ..."

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