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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. Growing up, John was ____________________ than most of his childhood friends, saying the trait "ran in his family."
(a) Shorter.
(b) Smarter.
(c) Faster.
(d) Taller.

2. What does John state he remembers instead of grief and loneliness?
(a) Peace and comfort.
(b) Joy and rest.
(c) Fear and loathing.
(d) Curiosity and questioning.

3. What do John and Boughton see from the porch after spending an evening going over their texts?
(a) Distant fires.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Fireflies.
(d) Lightning.

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

5. Who put up the swing for John's son?
(a) The narrator himself.
(b) The deacons of the church.
(c) Jack Boughton.
(d) Dan Boughton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John Ames tell his son that he might be gone sometime?

2. In Gilead, what denomination attracted new people and young people after the Civil War?

3. What does the doctor tell John to take a shot of every day?

4. John's grandfather walked out of his father's church during a sermon. Where did the grandfather go?

5. What do the old men in John's church call his son?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the basic facts about John's first marriage?

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

6. Describe the moment of communion John experiences in the ruins of the burned-out church.

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

8. How does John describe being "imperishable"?

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

10. Describe how John learned scripture.

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