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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (pages 105-115).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Union soldier indicate he knows to John's father?
(a) He knows John's grandfather has died.
(b) He knows John's grandfather is a deserter.
(c) He knows John's grandfather is a pacifist.
(d) He knows about John's grandfather's involvement with John Brown.

2. What is the cause of John's "own dark time?"
(a) Family deaths.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Illness.
(d) Separation.

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

4. What did Jack Boughton call John?
(a) Papa.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Brother Ames.

5. What two biblical characters does John's father compare the two of them to on their journey to Kansas?
(a) Jacob and Esau.
(b) Cain and Abel.
(c) Adam and Eve.
(d) Abraham and Isaac.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While wandering in Kansas, what does John's father tell him that he saw coming through the doors of his father's church?

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

4. When does John want the son to read his journals?

5. What does John's father offer him in the ruins of the burned-down church?

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