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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the topic of the sermon Lila puts by John's bed that was dated June, 1947?
(a) The majesty of God.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Grace.
(d) The wrath of God.

2. What is Theodore Dwight Weld Boughton's job?
(a) He is a sea captain.
(b) He is a newspaper reporter.
(c) He runs a hospital for the destitute in Mississippi.
(d) He teaches at a seminary.

3. What object do John's son and Tobias "chuck pebbles" at?
(a) An aluminum pie plate.
(b) Soapy.
(c) A Dodgers cap.
(d) A tin can.

4. What ailment does John have, according to his doctor?
(a) Gastro-intestinal reflux disease.
(b) Angina pectoris.
(c) Pancreatic cancer.
(d) Congestive heart failure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say is the strangest thing about "this life, about being in ministry"?

2. John's grandfather walked out of his father's church during a sermon. Where did the grandfather go?

3. In John's house, which he has lived in since being a small boy, what is in the home that was the same from his childhood?

4. Why does Jack tell John that he (Jack) lies a lot?

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

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