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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 did John say was "the last impression I want to have of this world"?
(a) Television.
(b) War.
(c) Senility.
(d) Blindness.

2. In John's grandfather's holiday sermon, what does he say the Lord came to him and did?
(a) Put his hand on his right shoulder.
(b) Gave him a glimpse of heaven.
(c) Gave him the ability to see the future.
(d) Caused him to faint.

3. What were Jack Boughton's first words to John after he met him in church the first time?
(a) "I'm very sorry."
(b) "How 'bout them Yankees?"
(c) "I don't want to bother you."
(d) "How is my father really doing?"

4. Who was it that said Christianity is a life, not a doctrine?
(a) Lee.
(b) Barth.
(c) Coleridge.
(d) Lincoln.

5. According to John, his son looks at Jack as though he were who?
(a) General Pershing.
(b) Babe Ruth.
(c) Eddie Rickenbacker.
(d) Charles Lindbergh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of the sermon Lila puts by John's bed that was dated June, 1947?

2. How old was John when Lila first came to church?

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

4. Why does John feel that it is appropriate for his son to read about Jack Boughton, in spite of the fact that it might be betraying pastoral discretion?

5. John writes, "I don't want to be old. And I certainly don't want to be _____________ ."

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John attempt to love Jack?

2. Describe Della's family situation.

3. Describe the relationship Jack had with a lower-class, uneducated girl.

4. How does John respond to Jack's question about his family moving to Gilead?

5. How does John explain the futility of defending beliefs?

6. What are John's thoughts on "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"?

7. How does John recall Jack's baptism?

8. What does John recall about how his grandfather was invited to speak at a town picnic?

9. How does John describe the responsibility that comes from encountering another person?

10. What are some of John's reflections about Jack as a youth?

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