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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doctor tell John to take a shot of every day?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Vodka.

2. What does John say was the most thrilling thing that ever happened in his life?
(a) When he baptized his infant daughter.
(b) When his son was born.
(c) When he preached his first sermon.
(d) When his wife said "You ought to marry me."

3. In Gilead, what denomination attracted new people and young people after the Civil War?
(a) The Baptists.
(b) The Unitarians.
(c) The Methodists.
(d) The Presbyterians.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What music is playing on the radio that causes John to want to dance?
(a) A waltz.
(b) The quickstep.
(c) The foxtrot.
(d) The Lindy Hop.

10. 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 should be coming to church.
(b) That the two should be in jail.
(c) That the way they laughed seemed beautiful to him.
(d) That the two were being disrespectful.

11. Why did Boughton name his son Jack after John?
(a) Boughton thought naming children after biblical characters was too showy.
(b) Boughton was afraid that he might not have another son.
(c) Boughton's wife talked him into it.
(d) Boughton liked the name John.

12. What does John state he remembers instead of grief and loneliness?
(a) Fear and loathing.
(b) Joy and rest.
(c) Curiosity and questioning.
(d) Peace and comfort.

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

14. According to John, why is a lawn sprinkler a magnificent invention?
(a) It waters the grass when it does not rain.
(b) It is a resource-saving device.
(c) It exposes raindrops to sunshine.
(d) It gives little boys something to play in.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Theodore Dwight Weld Boughton's job?

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

3. Why did John feel that he would be a minister?

4. 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?

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

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