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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Boughton's son come from before visiting his home?
2. How did John lose his Greek Testament?
3. What did the tapestry in John's grandfather's church have written on it?
4. Who is John's older brother?
5. While wandering in Kansas, what does John's father tell him that he saw coming through the doors of his father's church?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does John describe being "imperishable"?
2. Describe the moment of communion John experiences in the ruins of the burned-out church.
3. What is the significance behind the story of the farmer who was murdered with a bowie knife, and what does that have to do with John's grandfather?
4. How does John explain death to people who ask what it is like?
5. How does John describe himself as a younger man?
6. What is the story John's father tells him about John Brown's mule?
7. Briefly recount the story John's grandfather and his friends used to tell about the citizens of a little abolitionist town.
8. What are some of John's comments on water?
9. What was the nature of the meeting John had with the church trustees regarding the church building?
10. Describe the preaching John's grandfather did after coming back from the war, and how it affected his listeners.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The last section of the book, pagers 233 - 247, contains the book's climax. There are three stages to this climax. Identify and discuss each one of these stages.
Essay Topic 2
C. S. Lewis wrote a partial autobiography, "Surprised by Joy," in 1955. This same concept, of being surprised by feelings of joy, elation, or even peace, is a common thread in "Gilead." Describe evidences in John's life that show that many times he was "surprised by joy," and how this gives understanding into both his character and how he responds to various situations in the book.
Essay Topic 3
The author uses dialogue as a narrative technique very rarely. Discuss the author's possible reasons for using dialogue in this fashion, and why it is employed in the parts of the story it is.
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