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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 does John tell his son he regrets?
(a) That he lost his hearing.
(b) The hard times his son and his mother must have gone through.
(c) That he is dying.
(d) That he was away for long periods of time.

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

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

4. What does John say "you never quite get used to"?
(a) Growing old.
(b) The world at night.
(c) The scrutiny of other people.
(d) Questions about eternity.

5. What popular book does Lila "melt into"?
(a) Pride and Prejudice.
(b) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
(c) Dust Be My Destiny.
(d) Anne of Green Gables.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the tapestry in John's grandfather's church have written on it?

3. What doctrinal concept does Jack Boughton ask John his views on?

4. What ailment does John have, according to his doctor?

5. When John met with the church trustees, what suggestions from him did they ignore?

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