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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What confession does John make about Jack as part of a burden of guilt he feels?
(a) He has never been able to warm to him.
(b) He is resentful of him.
(c) He is jealous of him.
(d) He is afraid of him.

2. What holiday does John say his grandfather was asked to say a few words during?
(a) The Fourth of July.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

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

4. How did Lila respond when he asks her how he could repay her for tending to his garden?
(a) "You should help me understand the Bible."
(b) "You ought to marry me."
(c) "You should take me to dinner."
(d) "You should teach me everything you know."

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

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

7. Jack drops by John's home one evening as he and his family are rocking on the porch. What does Lila bring them?
(a) Hot tea.
(b) Hot cider.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Cool water.

8. Who was it that said Christianity is a life, not a doctrine?
(a) Barth.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Lee.
(d) Coleridge.

9. What is the name of the article John reads in the Ladies' Home Journal?
(a) War and the American People.
(b) Loss of the American People.
(c) Fear and the American People.
(d) God and the American People.

10. What was Lila's response when he asked her if she had family in the area?
(a) She said that she was estranged from her family.
(b) She said her family weren't churchgoing people.
(c) She said her family lived in another state.
(d) She said she had no family at all.

11. What is the name of the woman who shared Jack's wife's rooms with her?
(a) Lizabeth.
(b) Linda.
(c) Lorraine.
(d) Lucy.

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

13. What does John say has been one of the great irritations of his life?
(a) Growing old and infirm.
(b) Seeing Boughton and his son Jack together.
(c) Being so much older than his wife.
(d) Jack spending time with his son.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack do to the John's front steps?

2. What job did John help the widow with, who had just moved from her farm to a cottage in town?

3. What job was Jack holding when his wife became pregnant?

4. John tells Jack that it is presumptuous to judge the authenticity of anyone's ______________________ .

5. What trait does Jack possess that John states is almost a curse to him?

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