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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. Which character said, "Maybe some people aren't so comfortable with themselves"?
(a) Boughton.
(b) Lila.
(c) Jack Boughton.
(d) Glory Boughton.

2. Who does Jack's wife's father believe Jack is descended from?
(a) John Ames.
(b) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) John Brown.

3. Where was Jack's wife's father's church located?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Murfreesboro.
(d) Knoxville.

4. What caused John and his father to be "not quite at ease" with each other for the first time in John's life?
(a) Letters from Germany.
(b) John's desire to leave home.
(c) Questions John raised.
(d) Books by skeptics John read.

5. According to John, how does Jack treat words?
(a) As weapons.
(b) As food for thought.
(c) As objects of scorn.
(d) As a challenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday does John say his grandfather was asked to say a few words during?

2. What are the fears that John has about Jack Boughton?

3. How does John describe Boughton's parents?

4. What is the name of the woman who shared Jack's wife's rooms with her?

5. Who is it hard for to see good faith in another character, which John states is a "terrible problem"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does John recall Boughton's parents?

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

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

5. What is John's point on preaching on Hagar and Ishmael?

6. Describe John's birthday.

7. How does John recall Jack's baptism?

8. How does John attempt to love Jack?

9. How does John give Lila instruction prior to her baptism, and what is the nature of this instruction?

10. What are Jack's reasons for coming home to Gilead?

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