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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. How did Lila respond when he asks her how he could repay her for tending to his garden?
2. What day does John consider his day of rest?
3. When John first meets Lila in church, what did he rebuke himself for not doing?
4. Jack drops by John's home one evening as he and his family are rocking on the porch. What does Lila bring them?
5. John states that a famous theologian said, "Each of us is an actor on stage and God is the audience." Who was the theologian?
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. How does John give Lila instruction prior to her baptism, and what is the nature of this instruction?
3. What is the content of the conversation that Jack and Lila have as John feigns being asleep?
4. John writes an extensive contemplation of the Ten Commandments, focusing on the Fifth Commandment. What are some of his thoughts?
5. What moves John to tears during his conversation at the church with Jack?
6. How does John attempt to love Jack?
7. What are John's thoughts on "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"?
8. What is John's point on preaching on Hagar and Ishmael?
9. What are Jack's reasons for coming home to Gilead?
10. What are some of John's reflections about Jack as a youth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare John's relationship to his son to the relationship John had with his father. Discuss the similarities and differences. Was John sorry for the way he was brought up by his father? Does John have any regrets as to how he is bringing up his own son? Discuss.
Essay Topic 2
"Gilead" has a structure like few other novels. Discuss why Robinson chose to not use chapters or other obvious breaks, how this adds or takes away from an understanding of the book, and how such a narrative propels the plot. Consider: Could "Gilead" have been improved by the inclusion of chapter breaks or other demarcations?
Essay Topic 3
John seems to harbor some resentment to the fact that he is Jack Boughton's namesake. Discuss why this is the case, how this resentment manifests itself, and how he deals with the responsibility of helping forge Jack's character.
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