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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John writes, "I don't want to be old. And I certainly don't want to be _____________ ."
(a) Weak.
(b) Confused.
(c) Dead.
(d) A burden.

2. What did John's son recite to him twice on John's birthday?
(a) The 23rd Psalm.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) The Beatitudes.
(d) The Lord's Prayer.

3. What does Jack tell John he realized about Boughton after Jack has returned home for this period?
(a) That Boughon is as sharp as ever.
(b) That Boughton is old.
(c) That Boughton wants Jack to never leave.
(d) That Boughton doesn't love him anymore.

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

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

6. What was the expectation placed on John and Louisa from childhood?
(a) That they would never marry.
(b) That they would have several children.
(c) That they were to be married.
(d) That they would move to St. Louis together.

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

8. What church holiday does Lila first come to church on?
(a) Pentecost.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Epiphany.
(d) Easter.

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

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

11. What does Jack call John's wife?
(a) Mrs. Ames.
(b) Madam.
(c) Honey.
(d) Lila.

12. What does John state that the attempt to defend belief can do?
(a) It can unsettle belief.
(b) It can make the defender stronger.
(c) It can cause arguments.
(d) It angers God.

13. What did John discover about Lila when she spoke of him "more kindly than I deserve"?
(a) That she was glad that they were married.
(b) That she was making preparations for when he was dead.
(c) That she was worried about his health.
(d) That she had found the settled life she always wanted.

14. How does John hope to die?
(a) With everyone in his life forgiven.
(b) With a smile on his lips.
(c) With a quiet heart.
(d) In his sleep.

15. John states he is preaching from Genesis 12:14 - 21, concerning what two biblical characters?
(a) Adam and Eve.
(b) Hagar and Ishmael.
(c) Cain and Abel.
(d) Abraham and Issac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hymn writer wrote "Grant me on earth what seems Thee best, Till death and Heav'n reveal the rest"?

2. According to John, his son looks at Jack as though he were who?

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

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

5. John states that a famous theologian said, "Each of us is an actor on stage and God is the audience." Who was the theologian?

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