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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was John's mother's name?
(a) Margaret Todd Ames.
(b) Maggie Trudy Ames.
(c) Mary Todd Ames.
(d) Martha Tilson Ames.

2. What are John's feelings about the two young men who worked at the garage as he passed them on the street?
(a) That the two were being disrespectful.
(b) That the two should be in jail.
(c) That the two should be coming to church.
(d) That the way they laughed seemed beautiful to him.

3. What is Tobias's father's name?
(a) Mr. Smith
(b) Mr. Schmidt.
(c) Mr. Sawyer.
(d) Mr. Shoemaker.

4. When John's father sees his grandfather after his encounter with the Union soldier, what is the grandfather carrying under his arm?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A bowie knife.
(c) A haversack.
(d) Two bloody shirts.

5. What does John find Jack Boughton and his son doing when he comes home for lunch?
(a) Playing catch.
(b) Reading the newspaper together.
(c) Playing dominos.
(d) Eating a piece of cake.

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

7. When was the only time that John did not live in Gilead?
(a) When he served in the Army.
(b) When he was away at seminary.
(c) When he served as a missionary in Africa.
(d) When his family lived for a while in Florida.

8. If John lives, who does he say he will vote for?
(a) Ron Paul.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Keefauver.
(d) Eisenhower.

9. What is John's son's friend's name?
(a) Timothy.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Tobias.
(d) Todd.

10. Who does John feel that his son is very much like?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.

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

12. 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 is old.
(d) Because he has to go out of town on business.

13. What vision did John's grandfather have?
(a) Jesus healing the lepers.
(b) Jesus in chains.
(c) Jesus on the cross.
(d) Jesus walking on the water.

14. John's grandfather walked out of his father's church during a sermon. Where did the grandfather go?
(a) Downtown to walk the streets.
(b) To the Negro church.
(c) The Presbyterian church.
(d) To his home.

15. What was John's father's name?
(a) Jonas Ames.
(b) Joshua Ames.
(c) Jack Ames.
(d) John Ames.

Short Answer Questions

1. What popular book does Lila "melt into"?

2. When John was a child, what did he think the purpose of steeples were?

3. In Gilead, what denomination attracted new people and young people after the Civil War?

4. How did John's father die?

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

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