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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. When John was a boy, a farmer was murdered with what weapon?
(a) A lead pipe.
(b) A Confederate pistol.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A bowie knife.

2. While wandering in Kansas, what does John's father tell him that he saw coming through the doors of his father's church?
(a) John Brown's mule.
(b) John Brown's horse.
(c) John Brown.
(d) Union soldiers.

3. How many children does Boughton have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

4. What song does John sing as he rocked his son?
(a) Holy, Holy, Holy.
(b) At the Cross.
(c) Go to Dark Gethsemane.
(d) Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed.

5. What does the doctor tell John to take a shot of every day?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Brandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John have stored in boxes upstairs in his house?

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

3. What does John's father offer him in the ruins of the burned-down church?

4. Who is John's older brother?

5. What did Jack Boughton call John?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to John, what are some of the strangest things about being in the ministry?

2. Briefly recount the story John's grandfather and his friends used to tell about the citizens of a little abolitionist town.

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

4. What was Jack Boughton's first meeting with Lila like?

5. What was the nature of the meeting John had with the church trustees regarding the church building?

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

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

8. What are John's feelings and descriptions of baptism?

9. What is the significance behind the story of the farmer who was murdered with a bowie knife, and what does that have to do with John's grandfather?

10. What does John learn about his grandfather and his encounter with a Union soldier?

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