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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15 (pages 233-247).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lila respond when he asks her how he could repay her for tending to his garden?
(a) "You ought to marry me."
(b) "You should help me understand the Bible."
(c) "You should teach me everything you know."
(d) "You should take me to dinner."

2. John states that "there were barrels on the street corners" so that contributions could be made to the war effort. What is placed in these barrels?
(a) Grease.
(b) Nylon stockings.
(c) Peach pits.
(d) Tin foil.

3. How old was John when Lila first came to church?
(a) Sixty-seven.
(b) Sixty-six.
(c) Fifty-seven.
(d) Sixty.

4. What is the color of John's son's favorite shirt?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

5. Why does John feel that it is appropriate for his son to read about Jack Boughton, in spite of the fact that it might be betraying pastoral discretion?
(a) He wants to express to his son how sorry he was for Jack.
(b) He wants his son to avoid the same mistakes Jack had made.
(c) He wants to expose Jack for what he was.
(d) He wants his son to see the beauty in Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did John help the widow with, who had just moved from her farm to a cottage in town?

2. Why does John's father say "I never did forgive myself" after the narrator's grandfather told him about shooting the Union soldier?

3. When Boughton visits John while Glory and Lila and their son go to the movies, what does Boughton say about Jack?

4. What was the expectation placed on John and Louisa from childhood?

5. According to John, his son looks at Jack as though he were who?

(see the answer key)

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