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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 was Jack Boughton's original name to have been?
(a) Theodore Dwight Weld.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) John Brown.
(d) Isaiah Jacob.

2. What does John state has been in Gilead, in addition to saints and martyrs?
(a) Heroes.
(b) Losers.
(c) Angels.
(d) Lonely people.

3. What does John state is one of the best traits of good people?
(a) They give without hope of return.
(b) They do not take offense easily.
(c) They love where they pity.
(d) They guard their speech.

4. What does John say has been one of the great irritations of his life?
(a) Growing old and infirm.
(b) Being so much older than his wife.
(c) Seeing Boughton and his son Jack together.
(d) Jack spending time with his son.

5. What is Jack's son's name?
(a) Robert Benton Miller.
(b) Ronald Baxter Mitchell.
(c) Richard Boughton Maxwell.
(d) Robert Boughton Miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his sermon, what does the grandfather say is left in Gilead?

2. What does John's wife give him at breakfast on his birthday, wrapped in tissue paper?

3. What is the topic of the sermon Lila puts by John's bed that was dated June, 1947?

4. What theologian does John recommend to Jack to help him with the doctrinal question he raises?

5. What kind of "little experiment" did John conduct to impress Lila at church?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack share with John that acts as a prelude to the novel's climax? Share some details about the specifics of Jack's revelation.

2. What is the nature of the conversation John and Boughton have while Lila, their son, and Glory have gone to the movies?

3. Describe Della's family situation.

4. How does John recall Boughton's parents?

5. What are John's thoughts on "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"?

6. What are two memories of pranks that John and Boughton share on Boughton's porch?

7. What is John's response to the possibility that there may be something approaching love between Lila and Jack?

8. What does John recall about how his grandfather was invited to speak at a town picnic?

9. Describe John's birthday.

10. How does John respond to Jack's question about his family moving to Gilead?

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