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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12 (pages 185-201).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Boughton tell John about the trumpet vines covering his house?
(a) They were too much trouble to cut down.
(b) They kept the porch cool.
(c) They attracted butterflies.
(d) They attracted hummingbirds.

2. What was Jack Boughton's original name to have been?
(a) Theodore Dwight Weld.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Isaiah Jacob.

3. After Jack brings John and his family a sack of gourds, what does Lila give Jack in return?
(a) A watermelon.
(b) Green tomatoes.
(c) Squash.
(d) Cucumbers.

4. What letter does Boughton think should be excluded from the alphabet?
(a) L.
(b) M.
(c) O.
(d) R.

5. What does John's wife give him at breakfast on his birthday, wrapped in tissue paper?
(a) His Pentecost sermon.
(b) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
(c) A new Bible.
(d) New reading glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. John states he is preaching from Genesis 12:14 - 21, concerning what two biblical characters?

2. What does John do as he walks down the streets of his town at one or two a.m.?

3. What does Jack call John's son?

4. How does John spend the whole night after overhearing the conversation between Lila and Jack?

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

(see the answer key)

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