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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In John's grandfather's holiday sermon, what does he say the Lord came to him and did?
(a) Gave him a glimpse of heaven.
(b) Caused him to faint.
(c) Gave him the ability to see the future.
(d) Put his hand on his right shoulder.

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

3. Where was Jack's wife's father's church located?
(a) Murfreesboro.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) Nashville.

4. What did Boughton tell John about the trumpet vines covering his house?
(a) They attracted hummingbirds.
(b) They were too much trouble to cut down.
(c) They kept the porch cool.
(d) They attracted butterflies.

5. What does John encourage his son to do when he is an old man himself?
(a) See more of the world.
(b) Read some of his books.
(c) Write some sort of account of himself.
(d) All of the above.

6. When Boughton visits John while Glory and Lila and their son go to the movies, what does Boughton say about Jack?
(a) That Jack has evil intentions toward Lila.
(b) That he's not right with himself yet.
(c) That he thinks Jack is in trouble with the law.
(d) That Jack is a recent widower.

7. What river did John and Glory see Jack's daughter playing in?
(a) The Satartia.
(b) The Yalobusha.
(c) The West Nishnabotna.
(d) The East Okichobee.

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

9. How does John describe Boughton's parents?
(a) A lively pair.
(b) A somber pair.
(c) A joyous pair.
(d) An angry pair.

10. What did Jack steal from John that made him "as angry as I have been in my life"?
(a) His Greek New Testament.
(b) A pocketknife.
(c) His reading glasses.
(d) A photograph of Louisa.

11. John states that a famous theologian said, "Each of us is an actor on stage and God is the audience." Who was the theologian?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Locke.
(c) Calvin.
(d) Luther.

12. How does John spend the whole night after overhearing the conversation between Lila and Jack?
(a) Praying for his wife.
(b) Praying for Jack.
(c) Fighting back anger toward Jack.
(d) Writing down the conversation.

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

14. What does Jack say he turns to for solace?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Other women.

15. What was Jack Boughton's original name to have been?
(a) Isaiah Jacob.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Theodore Dwight Weld.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Lila say she was unable to find work in?

2. What were Jack Boughton's first words to John after he met him in church the first time?

3. After Jack brings John and his family a sack of gourds, what does Lila give Jack in return?

4. Jack drops by John's home one evening as he and his family are rocking on the porch. What does Lila bring them?

5. What was Lila's response when he asked her if she had family in the area?

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