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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. John's grandfather walked out of his father's church during a sermon. Where did the grandfather go?
(a) To the Negro church.
(b) To his home.
(c) Downtown to walk the streets.
(d) The Presbyterian church.

2. What did Boughton tell John about the trumpet vines covering his house?
(a) They were too much trouble to cut down.
(b) They attracted hummingbirds.
(c) They attracted butterflies.
(d) They kept the porch cool.

3. When was the only time that John did not live in Gilead?
(a) When he served in the Army.
(b) When his family lived for a while in Florida.
(c) When he was away at seminary.
(d) When he served as a missionary in Africa.

4. What does John say is the strangest thing about "this life, about being in ministry"?
(a) People change the subject when they see you coming.
(b) People expect you to serve them.
(c) People laugh at you.
(d) People avoid you.

5. What is the name of the Ames family cat?
(a) Soapy.
(b) Bubbles.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Mister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John and his father trade with the widow for her two boiled eggs and two boiled potatoes?

2. According to John, what does light seem to be a metaphor for?

3. Why does John Ames tell his son that he might be gone sometime?

4. What river did John and Glory see Jack's daughter playing in?

5. What does John do as he walks down the streets of his town at one or two a.m.?

(see the answer key)

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