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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 of the Ten Commandments does John want his son to be particularly aware of?
(a) The tenth commandment.
(b) The fifth commandment.
(c) The first commandment.
(d) The seventh commandment.

2. What did Boughton tell John about the trumpet vines covering his house?
(a) They attracted butterflies.
(b) They were too much trouble to cut down.
(c) They kept the porch cool.
(d) They attracted hummingbirds.

3. How does John hope to die?
(a) In his sleep.
(b) With a quiet heart.
(c) With everyone in his life forgiven.
(d) With a smile on his lips.

4. What did Jack do to the John's front steps?
(a) Painted molasses on them.
(b) Painted them with pink paint.
(c) Broke them.
(d) Set them on fire.

5. As a boy, what did Jack do to the John's mailbox?
(a) Smashed it with a baseball bat.
(b) Filled it with wood shavings and set it on fire.
(c) Stole it.
(d) Stuffed a dead chicken in it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is John's favorite breakfast?

3. What trait does Jack possess that John states is almost a curse to him?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Contrast how John felt about Lila when first becoming acquainted with her to how he felt about his first wife, Louisa.

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

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

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

5. How does John recall Jack's baptism?

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

7. John states that he doesn't forgive Jack, writing "I wouldn't know were to begin." What provokes this statement?

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

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

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

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