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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John and his father trade with the widow for her two boiled eggs and two boiled potatoes?
(a) Confederate money.
(b) Jerky.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Onions.

2. What kind of flowers does John's son and wife bring him?
(a) Roses.
(b) Violets.
(c) Snapdragons.
(d) Honeysuckles.

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

4. How did John's father die?
(a) Of the mumps.
(b) Of tuberculosis.
(c) Of the Spanish flu.
(d) Of pneumonia.

5. According to John, visions sometimes only come under what circumstances?
(a) In purity of thought.
(b) In memory.
(c) In dreams.
(d) In prayer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When John was a boy, a farmer was murdered with what weapon?

3. Why did John's grandfather take him to Des Moines?

4. What does John state happened the next day after he heard the story about the wounded Union soldier from his father?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What three things does seeing Jack playing catch with John's son remind him of?

2. What are some of the key aspects of John's life that he recounts to his son?

3. Describe how John learned scripture.

4. Why does John feel that his memories of fleeting incidents are so vivid to him?

5. How does John explain death to people who ask what it is like?

6. What is the contrast between John's father and his grandfather's views on war?

7. What are some of John's impressions of Tobias and his son?

8. Describe some of the events John and his father faced in their journey to Kansas.

9. How does John describe being in the world at night?

10. What is the story John's father tells him about John Brown's mule?

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