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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. In his sermon, what does the grandfather say is left in Gilead?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Dust.
(c) Hope.
(d) Glory.

2. What is John's favorite breakfast?
(a) Biscuits and gravy.
(b) Pancakes and sausage.
(c) Bacon and eggs.
(d) Waffles and bacon.

3. What is Tobias not allowed to do?
(a) Watch movies or television.
(b) Play marbles.
(c) Go to the Ames house anymore.
(d) Stay out past 9 p.m.

4. What does Jack say he turns to for solace?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Other women.

5. When Jack states that John is in an unconventional marriage himself, what is he referring to?
(a) The fact that Lila is Native American.
(b) The fact that Lila is uneducated.
(c) The fact that Lila is so young.
(d) The fact that Lila has been married before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jack Boughton tells John during their meeting in the church, "I wish I could have been like ___________________ ."

2. What caused John and his father to be "not quite at ease" with each other for the first time in John's life?

3. What is the name of the article John reads in the Ladies' Home Journal?

4. What city does Lila say she was unable to find work in?

5. What does Jack say the chief thing his wife's father has against him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the content of the conversation that Jack and Lila have as John feigns being asleep?

2. Describe the relationship Jack had with a lower-class, uneducated girl.

3. What moves John to tears during his conversation at the church with Jack?

4. Describe John's birthday.

5. What is the nature of John and Jack's first discussion at the church?

6. How does John describe the responsibility that comes from encountering another person?

7. What is the nature of the discussion John and Jack have about predestination?

8. Describe the nature of the letters Edward is sending home to his father and brother.

9. What does John believe about the soul in Paradise?

10. What are some of John's reflections about Jack as a youth?

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