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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. Who is it hard for to see good faith in another character, which John states is a "terrible problem"?
(a) His father.
(b) Jack Boughton.
(c) The Methodist minister.
(d) His grandfather.

2. What city does Lila say she was unable to find work in?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) Davenport.
(c) Chicago.
(d) St. Louis.

3. What baseball team does Jack Boughton favor?
(a) The White Sox.
(b) The Cardinals.
(c) The Yankees.
(d) The Dodgers.

4. John states that a famous theologian said, "Each of us is an actor on stage and God is the audience." Who was the theologian?
(a) Calvin.
(b) Luther.
(c) Locke.
(d) Augustine.

5. According to John, his son looks at Jack as though he were who?
(a) General Pershing.
(b) Eddie Rickenbacker.
(c) Charles Lindbergh.
(d) Babe Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John state is one of the best traits of good people?

2. Jack tells John that during the Civil War, Iowa had a specific kind of regiment. According to the Tennessean who spoke to Jack, what kind of regiment was it?

3. Why does Jack tell John that he (Jack) lies a lot?

4. According to John, how does Jack treat words?

5. What does Jack say he turns to for solace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John recall Jack's baptism?

2. How does John explain the futility of defending beliefs?

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

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

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

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

7. How does John attempt to love Jack?

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

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

10. 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.

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