Gilead Quizzes

Gilead Quiz 1

1 What year was the novel written?
2010

2000

2005

2004
2 What nationality is Robinson?
American

Irish

French

British
3 Where is the novel set?
Illinois

Iowa

Ohio

Wisconsin
4 What religion is dealt with?
Judaism

Islam

Buddhism

Christianity
5 What is Gilead?
A poem

A town

An idea

A person
6 Who is narrating the novel?
Ames

Ames's son

Third-person

Jack Boughton
7 The novel is in the form of
a poem

a book

a diary

a letter
8 What is Ames's profession?
Artist

Preacher

Lawyer

Doctor
9 What is Soapy?
A cat

A dog

A cow

A horse
10 Ames is in his
fifties

seventies

eighties

sixties
11 Where did Ames and his father travel?
To the Capitol

To his grandfather's grave

To a church

To a battlefield
12 Who is Louisa?
Ames's first wife

The girl Jack was involved with

Boughton's daughter

Ames's daughter
13 What is in the boxes in the attic?
Clothes

Dried flowers

Sermons

Letters
14 What is the most conspicuous characteristic of Lila, Ames's wife?
Levity

Seriousness

Intelligence

Wit
15 What animal did Ames baptize as a kid?
Puppy

Piglet

Chick

Kitten
16 What philosopher does Ames respect?
Nietzsche

Foucault

Feuerbach

Kierkegaard
17 Ames's brother Edward is all of the following except
married to a German girl

a preacher

a scholar

an atheist
18 Boughton is
not very religious

young

Ames's best friend

a doctor
19 Ames's grandfather is described as all of the following except
angry

generous

forbidding

lacking in eccentricity
20 There was a fire at
the Negro church

the diner

the cotton field

the local dry goods store
21 Who is the only person Ames said he would allow to comfort him?
Jack Boughton

Boughton

His congregation

His wife
22 Ames's infamous sermon that he never gave addressed
the Spanish flu

the Depression

Communism

the war
23 Ames's favorite sport is
badminton

lacrosse

football

baseball
24 What happens at the baseball game that Ames's grandfather takes him to?
A thunderstorm

A home run

A fight

A conversion
25 Which character says he has visions?
Ames's father

Ames

Boughton

Ames's grandfather

Gilead Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for Gilead is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Study Guide for Gilead

Gilead study guide contains a biography of Marilynne Robinson, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for Gilead…

Essays for Gilead

Gilead essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.

Lesson Plan for Gilead

View the lesson plan for Gilead…

Wikipedia Entries for Gilead

Introduction

View Wikipedia Entries for Gilead…