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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 are John's feelings about the two young men who worked at the garage as he passed them on the street?
(a) That the two should be in jail.
(b) That the way they laughed seemed beautiful to him.
(c) That the two were being disrespectful.
(d) That the two should be coming to church.

2. What did Jack Boughton call John?
(a) Reverend.
(b) Brother Ames.
(c) Papa.
(d) Uncle.

3. What letter does Boughton think should be excluded from the alphabet?
(a) R.
(b) L.
(c) M.
(d) O.

4. Why had John's grandfather come to Kansas from Maine?
(a) To plant a church.
(b) To fight the Confederates.
(c) To start a family in a new community.
(d) To help Free Soilers establish the right to vote.

5. What does John have stored in boxes upstairs in his house?
(a) Baseball cards.
(b) Dishes.
(c) Letters to his first wife.
(d) Sermons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Ames family cat?

2. When was John born?

3. While wandering in Kansas, what does John's father tell him that he saw coming through the doors of his father's church?

4. What vision did John's grandfather have?

5. When does John want the son to read his journals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how John learned scripture.

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

3. What are John's thoughts on the Lord's Supper? How does his son figure into this account?

4. Describe the preaching John's grandfather did after coming back from the war, and how it affected his listeners.

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

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

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

8. How does John describe himself as a younger man?

9. How does John view Jack Boughton prior to his coming?

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

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