Slim Shady
Name of the character writing to his son
John Ames
Name of John Ames' grandfather
What is John Ames?
The reason that Jack Boughton comes back home
What is ... he's hoping to bring his wife and child to Gilead to live?
The reason that all African American people left Gilead
What is a fire started at their church?
The parable told by Jesus which is most used in this story
What is the prodigal son?
Name of the character that John Ames most fears
Who is John Ames Boughton?
Famous figure who fought with John Ames' grandfather
Who is John Brown?
The thing that John does for Jack when they say goodbye
What is a benediction
The abolitionist feature that Gilead tried to build and failed in spectacularly
What is the Underground Railroad?
The other two books that are part of this trilogy but not as well known
What is Home and Lila?
Name of the cat
What is Soapy?
Group that John Ames' father joined
What is the Quakers?
You must sing the first lines of "There is a Balm in Gilead"
The movement that prompted Gilead to be built as a town
What is the Free Soil movement?
John Ames' favorite meal
Name of Boughton's unmarried daughter
What is Glory?
The sin for which both John Ames' grandfather and Jack are known for
What is stealing?
The sin that is revealed when John Ames baptizes Jack
What is covetousness?
The year that this book won the Pulitzer Prize
What is 2006?
The denominations represented by John Ames, his dad, his grandfather, and Boughton
Congregationalist, Quaker, Methodist, Presbyterian
Name of John Ames' wife and son
What is UNNAMED? (evil laugh)
The baseball player that John Ames' grandfather took him to see play
Who is Bud Fowler?
The emotions that characterize EVERY father/son relationship in this book.
The big history events that occurred during John Ames' lifetime
What are the Great Depression, Spanish Influenza, three wars, and drought?
What are baptism and the Lord's Supper?