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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack call John's wife?
(a) Honey.
(b) Madam.
(c) Lila.
(d) Mrs. Ames.

2. How old is John in 1947?
(a) Almost sixty.
(b) Almost seventy.
(c) Almost eighty.
(d) Fifty-five.

3. What city does Lila say she was unable to find work in?
(a) Davenport.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Des Moines.

4. What river did John and Glory see Jack's daughter playing in?
(a) The West Nishnabotna.
(b) The Yalobusha.
(c) The Satartia.
(d) The East Okichobee.

5. What is the topic of the sermon Lila puts by John's bed that was dated June, 1947?
(a) The majesty of God.
(b) The wrath of God.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Grace.

6. What kind of "little experiment" did John conduct to impress Lila at church?
(a) He used more Greek and Hebrew in his preaching.
(b) He bought a new suit.
(c) He wrote out what he would say if he ever had a conversation with her.
(d) He tried some hair tonic.

7. Who does Jack's wife's father believe Jack is descended from?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(c) John Ames.
(d) John Brown.

8. What incident in Jack Boughton's life does John recount that happened while Jack was still in college?
(a) He stole money from a liquor store.
(b) He failed and had to drop out of college.
(c) He was involved in a hit-and-run accident.
(d) He got a young girl pregnant.

9. When Jack states that John is in an unconventional marriage himself, what is he referring to?
(a) The fact that Lila is uneducated.
(b) The fact that Lila has been married before.
(c) The fact that Lila is so young.
(d) The fact that Lila is Native American.

10. Jack Boughton tells John during their meeting in the church, "I wish I could have been like ___________________ ."
(a) You.
(b) My mother.
(c) My father.
(d) Your father.

11. What is John's favorite breakfast?
(a) Bacon and eggs.
(b) Biscuits and gravy.
(c) Pancakes and sausage.
(d) Waffles and bacon.

12. What theologian does John recommend to Jack to help him with the doctrinal question he raises?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Karl Barth.
(c) John Calvin.
(d) Martin Luther.

13. 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 teenage regiment.
(b) A Methodist regiment.
(c) A graybeard regiment.
(d) A colored regiment.

14. What trait does Jack possess that John states is almost a curse to him?
(a) Jack's judgmental tendencies.
(b) Jack's ability to see through people.
(c) Jack's inability to tell the truth.
(d) Jack's attitude toward the rest of his family.

15. What does John say has been one of the great irritations of his life?
(a) Growing old and infirm.
(b) Jack spending time with his son.
(c) Seeing Boughton and his son Jack together.
(d) Being so much older than his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack's son's name?

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

3. What does John state that the attempt to defend belief can do?

4. What was the expectation placed on John and Louisa from childhood?

5. How did Lila respond when he asks her how he could repay her for tending to his garden?

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