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

2. What does John state has been in Gilead, in addition to saints and martyrs?
(a) Lonely people.
(b) Angels.
(c) Losers.
(d) Heroes.

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

4. Jack drops by John's home one evening as he and his family are rocking on the porch. What does Lila bring them?
(a) Cool water.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Hot tea.
(d) Hot cider.

5. How did Lila respond when he asks her how he could repay her for tending to his garden?
(a) "You ought to marry me."
(b) "You should take me to dinner."
(c) "You should teach me everything you know."
(d) "You should help me understand the Bible."

Short Answer Questions

1. What river did John and Glory see Jack's daughter playing in?

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

3. What was the expectation placed on John and Louisa from childhood?

4. What was Jack Boughton's original name to have been?

5. What church holiday does Lila first come to church on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are John's thoughts on "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"?

3. Describe Della's family situation.

4. How does John recall Jack's baptism?

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

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

7. Describe John's birthday.

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

9. 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.

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

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