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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do John and Boughton see from the porch after spending an evening going over their texts?
(a) Distant fires.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Fireflies.
(d) Lightning.

2. How did John break his finger when he was 22?
(a) Sliding into second base.
(b) Having a horse step on it.
(c) Slamming a garden gate on it.
(d) Catching a fastball.

3. When John was a boy, a farmer was murdered with what weapon?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A lead pipe.
(c) A bowie knife.
(d) A Confederate pistol.

4. While wandering in Kansas, what does John's father tell him that he saw coming through the doors of his father's church?
(a) John Brown.
(b) Union soldiers.
(c) John Brown's mule.
(d) John Brown's horse.

5. What does John state he remembers instead of grief and loneliness?
(a) Fear and loathing.
(b) Joy and rest.
(c) Curiosity and questioning.
(d) Peace and comfort.

6. According to John, why is a lawn sprinkler a magnificent invention?
(a) It is a resource-saving device.
(b) It exposes raindrops to sunshine.
(c) It gives little boys something to play in.
(d) It waters the grass when it does not rain.

7. How did John's first wife die?
(a) From the measles.
(b) From tuberculosis.
(c) In childbirth.
(d) From a fall.

8. When John was a child, what did he think the purpose of steeples were?
(a) To assure that the church was the tallest structure in town.
(b) To point others to God.
(c) To honor ancient church architecture.
(d) To attract lightning.

9. When John met with the church trustees, what suggestions from him did they ignore?
(a) That repairs be made to the church building.
(b) That the church be sold to the Lutherans.
(c) That the church install stained glass windows.
(d) That the church purchase new hymnals.

10. Growing up, John was ____________________ than most of his childhood friends, saying the trait "ran in his family."
(a) Taller.
(b) Smarter.
(c) Faster.
(d) Shorter.

11. What popular book does Lila "melt into"?
(a) Anne of Green Gables.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Dust Be My Destiny.
(d) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.

12. What is Tobias's father's name?
(a) Mr. Sawyer.
(b) Mr. Schmidt.
(c) Mr. Smith
(d) Mr. Shoemaker.

13. When does John want the son to read his journals?
(a) When the son has a son of his own.
(b) When the narrator is dead.
(c) When the narrator has moved away.
(d) When the son gets married.

14. Where did John's father take him when he was twelve?
(a) To the family's ancestral home in Maine.
(b) To Des Moines.
(c) To the grave of his grandfather.
(d) To Topeka.

15. How did John lose his Greek Testament?
(a) In a fire.
(b) It was stolen by a Confederate officer.
(c) In a retreat across a river.
(d) It was inadvertantly left behind at a camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. John's grandfather walked out of his father's church during a sermon. Where did the grandfather go?

2. When was the only time that John did not live in Gilead?

3. What is the color of John's son's favorite shirt?

4. Where does Boughton's son come from before visiting his home?

5. When John's father sees his grandfather after his encounter with the Union soldier, what is the grandfather carrying under his arm?

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