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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. According to John, what does light seem to be a metaphor for?
(a) The end of evil.
(b) The human soul.
(c) Creation.
(d) The resurrection.

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

3. 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 avoid you.
(c) People expect you to serve them.
(d) People laugh at you.

4. What job did John help the widow with, who had just moved from her farm to a cottage in town?
(a) Roofing.
(b) Yard work.
(c) Electrical work.
(d) Plumbing.

5. Why does John Ames tell his son that he might be gone sometime?
(a) Because he is old.
(b) Because he's tired of living in their home.
(c) Because he needs to make a trip.
(d) Because he has to go out of town on business.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did Jack steal from John that made him "as angry as I have been in my life"?

3. What were Jack Boughton's first words to John after he met him in church the first time?

4. Who is it hard for to see good faith in another character, which John states is a "terrible problem"?

5. What relieved Lila when she found out ________________ was not the same as work on Sundays?

(see the answer key)

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