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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12 (pages 185-201).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What church holiday does Lila first come to church on?
(a) Pentecost.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Epiphany.

2. When does John want the son to read his journals?
(a) When the son has a son of his own.
(b) When the narrator is dead.
(c) When the narrator has moved away.
(d) When the son gets married.

3. What does John state is one of the best traits of good people?
(a) They do not take offense easily.
(b) They love where they pity.
(c) They guard their speech.
(d) They give without hope of return.

4. What did John and his father trade with the widow for her two boiled eggs and two boiled potatoes?
(a) Jerky.
(b) Confederate money.
(c) Onions.
(d) Turnips.

5. How many children does Boughton have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John's grandfather take him to Des Moines?

2. 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?

3. John states that a famous theologian said, "Each of us is an actor on stage and God is the audience." Who was the theologian?

4. What is the name of the Ames family cat?

5. Jack tells John that during the Civil War, Iowa had a specific kind of regiment. According to the Tennessean who spoke to Jack, what kind of regiment was it?

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