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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 does John's father offer him in the ruins of the burned-down church?
(a) A piece of sausage.
(b) A biscuit.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A cookie.

2. What was John's father's name?
(a) Jack Ames.
(b) John Ames.
(c) Jonas Ames.
(d) Joshua Ames.

3. If John lives, who does he say he will vote for?
(a) Keefauver.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Ron Paul.

4. In Gilead, what denomination attracted new people and young people after the Civil War?
(a) The Baptists.
(b) The Methodists.
(c) The Unitarians.
(d) The Presbyterians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Growing up, John was ____________________ than most of his childhood friends, saying the trait "ran in his family."

2. What was John's mother's name?

3. What does John's father bury and tell him not to dig up?

4. According to John, visions sometimes only come under what circumstances?

5. What did John's father give him every time he learned five scripture verses and could repeat them without a mistake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are John's feelings about baseball, and what incidents contributed to those feelings?

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

4. What are some of John's comments on water?

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

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

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

8. What are John's thoughts upon hearing a waltz on the radio?

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

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

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