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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10 (pages 160-173).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John state happened the next day after he heard the story about the wounded Union soldier from his father?
(a) They were shot at by an irate farmer.
(b) They were caught in a storm.
(c) They found his grandfather's grave.
(d) They came to the Maine lady's farmhouse.

2. What does John have stored in boxes upstairs in his house?
(a) Sermons.
(b) Baseball cards.
(c) Dishes.
(d) Letters to his first wife.

3. What hymn writer wrote "Grant me on earth what seems Thee best, Till death and Heav'n reveal the rest"?
(a) Ralph Vaughn Williams.
(b) Isaac Watts.
(c) John Philip Sousa.
(d) John Ames.

4. Jack tells John that during the Civil War, Iowa had a specific kind of regiment. According to the Tennessean who spoke to Jack, what kind of regiment was it?
(a) A graybeard regiment.
(b) A teenage regiment.
(c) A colored regiment.
(d) A Methodist regiment.

5. What day does John consider his day of rest?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say was the most thrilling thing that ever happened in his life?

2. When John and his father visited the graveyard, his father said, "I would never have thought this place could be ..."

3. What biblical character does John compare Jack to?

4. According to John, his son looks at Jack as though he were who?

5. According to John, how does Jack treat words?

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