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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John blame for confusion where doctrine is concerned?
(a) False teachings found in gospel tracts.
(b) Books by sham preachers.
(c) Unconfessed sin in individuals.
(d) The radio and television.

2. What was Boughton watching his children, Jack and Glory, do?
(a) Clean out closets in the house.
(b) Clear out the iris beds.
(c) Argue.
(d) Play catch.

3. Jack Boughton tells John during their meeting in the church, "I wish I could have been like ___________________ ."
(a) You.
(b) Your father.
(c) My mother.
(d) My father.

4. Who does Jack's wife's father believe Jack is descended from?
(a) John Ames.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Harriet Beecher Stowe.

5. What were Jack Boughton's first words to John after he met him in church the first time?
(a) "I don't want to bother you."
(b) "How 'bout them Yankees?"
(c) "I'm very sorry."
(d) "How is my father really doing?"

6. When John first meets Lila in church, what did he rebuke himself for not doing?
(a) Finding out where she lived.
(b) Getting her telephone number.
(c) Asking her name.
(d) Paying more attention to his sermon.

7. What is the topic of the sermon Lila puts by John's bed that was dated June, 1947?
(a) The wrath of God.
(b) Grace.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) The majesty of God.

8. What did John say was "the last impression I want to have of this world"?
(a) Television.
(b) War.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Senility.

9. What is Jack's son's name?
(a) Robert Boughton Miles.
(b) Ronald Baxter Mitchell.
(c) Richard Boughton Maxwell.
(d) Robert Benton Miller.

10. How old is Jack Boughton as John writes about him?
(a) 51.
(b) 40.
(c) 35.
(d) 43.

11. Which of the Ten Commandments does John want his son to be particularly aware of?
(a) The fifth commandment.
(b) The seventh commandment.
(c) The tenth commandment.
(d) The first commandment.

12. Which character said, "Maybe some people aren't so comfortable with themselves"?
(a) Jack Boughton.
(b) Glory Boughton.
(c) Lila.
(d) Boughton.

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

14. What does John state is one of the best traits of good people?
(a) They guard their speech.
(b) They love where they pity.
(c) They do not take offense easily.
(d) They give without hope of return.

15. After Lila began attending church every Sunday, how did that impact his sermon preparation?
(a) He prepared sermons to make her feel guilty about her lifestyle.
(b) He prepared sermons that disappointed the other church members.
(c) He prepared his sermons to please himself.
(d) His sermons were written to please and impress her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who shared Jack's wife's rooms with her?

2. Where was Jack's wife's father's church located?

3. How old is John in 1947?

4. What does John encourage his son to do when he is an old man himself?

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

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