View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10 (pages 160-173).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Boughton's childhood name?
(a) Benny.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Brewster.
(d) Buster.

2. What theologian does John recommend to Jack to help him with the doctrinal question he raises?
(a) Karl Barth.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) John Calvin.

3. What kind of flowers does John's son and wife bring him?
(a) Roses.
(b) Snapdragons.
(c) Honeysuckles.
(d) Violets.

4. How old was John when Lila first came to church?
(a) Sixty-seven.
(b) Sixty-six.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Fifty-seven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the color of John's son's favorite shirt?

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

3. What object do John's son and Tobias "chuck pebbles" at?

4. Why does John's father say "I never did forgive myself" after the narrator's grandfather told him about shooting the Union soldier?

5. John writes, "I don't want to be old. And I certainly don't want to be _____________ ."

(see the answer key)

This section contains 220 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample