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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did John break his finger when he was 22?
(a) Catching a fastball.
(b) Slamming a garden gate on it.
(c) Having a horse step on it.
(d) Sliding into second base.

2. What does John's father offer him in the ruins of the burned-down church?
(a) A piece of sausage.
(b) A biscuit.
(c) A cookie.
(d) A loaf of bread.

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

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

5. John states that his wife is "an excellent woman, but unschooled in _____________________ "
(a) Religion.
(b) Social graces.
(c) Parenthood.
(d) Biology.

6. What does John do as he walks down the streets of his town at one or two a.m.?
(a) Recites poetry.
(b) Sings to himself.
(c) Feels sorry for himself.
(d) Pray for people in their homes.

7. When John was a child, what did he think the purpose of steeples were?
(a) To honor ancient church architecture.
(b) To attract lightning.
(c) To point others to God.
(d) To assure that the church was the tallest structure in town.

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

9. What does John's father bury and tell him not to dig up?
(a) His grandfather's pistol.
(b) His grandfather's letters.
(c) His grandfather's shirts.
(d) His grandfather's sermons.

10. What two biblical characters does John's father compare the two of them to on their journey to Kansas?
(a) Jacob and Esau.
(b) Adam and Eve.
(c) Abraham and Isaac.
(d) Cain and Abel.

11. While wandering in Kansas, what does John's father tell him that he saw coming through the doors of his father's church?
(a) Union soldiers.
(b) John Brown's horse.
(c) John Brown's mule.
(d) John Brown.

12. Why had John's grandfather come to Kansas from Maine?
(a) To help Free Soilers establish the right to vote.
(b) To fight the Confederates.
(c) To start a family in a new community.
(d) To plant a church.

13. What did the tapestry in John's grandfather's church have written on it?
(a) "The Lord Our God Is a Purifying Fire."
(b) "The Lord is My Shepherd."
(c) "Our Father in Heaven."
(d) "Remember the Sabbath Day."

14. 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) Tin foil.
(b) Grease.
(c) Nylon stockings.
(d) Peach pits.

15. Who is John's older brother?
(a) Boughton.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Edward.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do John and Boughton see from the porch after spending an evening going over their texts?

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

3. According to John, visions sometimes only come under what circumstances?

4. When does John want the son to read his journals?

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

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