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

2. 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 seventh commandment.
(d) The first commandment.

3. How old was John when Lila first came to church?
(a) Fifty-seven.
(b) Sixty-seven.
(c) Sixty-six.
(d) Sixty.

4. In John's grandfather's holiday sermon, what does he say the Lord came to him and did?
(a) Gave him the ability to see the future.
(b) Put his hand on his right shoulder.
(c) Caused him to faint.
(d) Gave him a glimpse of heaven.

5. What was the expectation placed on John and Louisa from childhood?
(a) That they would never marry.
(b) That they would move to St. Louis together.
(c) That they would have several children.
(d) That they were to be married.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Jack brings John and his family a sack of gourds, what does Lila give Jack in return?

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

3. What did John discover about Lila when she spoke of him "more kindly than I deserve"?

4. What is the name of Jack's wife?

5. Who was it that said Christianity is a life, not a doctrine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. John writes an extensive contemplation of the Ten Commandments, focusing on the Fifth Commandment. What are some of his thoughts?

4. How does John attempt to love Jack?

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

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

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

8. Describe John's birthday.

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

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

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