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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 is John's favorite breakfast?
(a) Waffles and bacon.
(b) Pancakes and sausage.
(c) Bacon and eggs.
(d) Biscuits and gravy.

2. What is the revelation about Jack's wife after it is discovered that he has a wife and child?
(a) She is colored.
(b) She is dying of tuberculosis.
(c) She is moving in with the Boughtons.
(d) She is a native American.

3. How does John spend the whole night after overhearing the conversation between Lila and Jack?
(a) Praying for his wife.
(b) Praying for Jack.
(c) Fighting back anger toward Jack.
(d) Writing down the conversation.

4. What kind of "little experiment" did John conduct to impress Lila at church?
(a) He used more Greek and Hebrew in his preaching.
(b) He bought a new suit.
(c) He wrote out what he would say if he ever had a conversation with her.
(d) He tried some hair tonic.

5. What did Jack steal from John that made him "as angry as I have been in my life"?
(a) A pocketknife.
(b) His reading glasses.
(c) A photograph of Louisa.
(d) His Greek New Testament.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John recall he and Boughton did as a prank while he was in seminary?

2. John writes, "I don't want to be old. And I certainly don't want to be _____________ ."

3. According to John, what does light seem to be a metaphor for?

4. Where was Jack's wife's father's church located?

5. In his sermon, what does the grandfather say is left in Gilead?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe John's birthday.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does John recall Jack's baptism?

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