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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John's son's friend's name?
(a) Tobias.
(b) Timothy.
(c) Todd.
(d) Thomas.

2. What was Boughton's childhood name?
(a) Benny.
(b) Brewster.
(c) Buster.
(d) Bobby.

3. How did John's father die?
(a) Of pneumonia.
(b) Of the mumps.
(c) Of the Spanish flu.
(d) Of tuberculosis.

4. John states that his wife is "an excellent woman, but unschooled in _____________________ "
(a) Biology.
(b) Parenthood.
(c) Religion.
(d) Social graces.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of flowers does John's son and wife bring him?

2. Growing up, John was ____________________ than most of his childhood friends, saying the trait "ran in his family."

3. Who was John's first wife?

4. What is the cause of John's "own dark time?"

5. In Gilead, what denomination attracted new people and young people after the Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three things does seeing Jack playing catch with John's son remind him of?

2. How does John describe being "imperishable"?

3. What was Jack Boughton's first meeting with Lila like?

4. According to John, what are some of the strangest things about being in the ministry?

5. Describe the moment of communion John experiences in the ruins of the burned-out church.

6. Describe John's brother, Edward.

7. How does John describe himself as a younger man?

8. What is the significance behind the story of the farmer who was murdered with a bowie knife, and what does that have to do with John's grandfather?

9. Why does John feel that his memories of fleeting incidents are so vivid to him?

10. How does John explain death to people who ask what it is like?

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