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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. If John lives, who does he say he will vote for?
2. What did the tapestry in John's grandfather's church have written on it?
3. John states that "there were barrels on the street corners" so that contributions could be made to the war effort. What is placed in these barrels?
4. How did John break his finger when he was 22?
5. When John was a boy, a farmer was murdered with what weapon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the key aspects of John's life that he recounts to his son?
2. Briefly recount the story John's grandfather and his friends used to tell about the citizens of a little abolitionist town.
3. What is the story John's father tells him about John Brown's mule?
4. What are the basic facts about John's first marriage?
5. How does John view Jack Boughton prior to his coming?
6. How does John describe himself as a younger man?
7. What are John's feelings and descriptions of baptism?
8. Why does John feel that his memories of fleeting incidents are so vivid to him?
9. Describe some of the events John and his father faced in their journey to Kansas.
10. Describe how John learned scripture.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The constant referral to the relationship between fathers and sons permeates "Gilead." Consider these relationships: John's relationship to his own son; John's relationship to his father; John's father's relationship to his own father; and Tobias' relationship, however sketchy, to his father. Discuss each one of these relationships, looking for common traits, differing traits, and how each relationship contributes to the overall mosaic of the story.
Essay Topic 2
John's grandfather's personal belongings - specifically, the gun and the two shirts - can be considered potent symbols. Discuss what these items might be symbolic of, how other family members respond to them. Consider especially John's mother and father's response.
Essay Topic 3
Compare John's relationship to his son to the relationship John had with his father. Discuss the similarities and differences. Was John sorry for the way he was brought up by his father? Does John have any regrets as to how he is bringing up his own son? Discuss.
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