STUDY QUESTIONS / MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZ

1.) Landon warns the reader that his story will

a.) make us laugh.
b.) make us laugh and cry.
c.) make us cry.

2.) This warning is an example of

a.) irony
b.) metaphor
c.) foreshadowing

3.) Landon is the kind of boy who mothers of other children say is

a.) destined for greatness.
b.) someone they should try to emulate.
c.) bound for prison.

4.) One person in the community who is often ridiculed is Hegbert Sullivan, because

a.) he is a fire and brimstone preacher.
b.) he is old and ugly and cries when made fun of.
c.) he has a granddaughter who is fat.

5.) Jamie Sullivan is often teased, because

a.) she is mouthy and protects her funny father from ridicule.
b.) she dresses like a spinster.
c.) she preaches scripture in the hallways at school.

6.) Landon first becomes involved with Jamie when

a.) he needs a date for the prom.
b.) he is needed to play the lead role in Our Town.
c.) he needs a date for homecoming.

7.) Jamie wants The Christmas Angel to be the best production ever, because

a.) her father wrote the play about her and her mother and now she is playing the angel.
b.) she is dying and the play gives her strength to go on.
c.) both a.) and b.)

8.) In the process of working with Jamie on the play, Landon

a.) finally tells her she is too weird for him to work with.
b.) learns the truth about Worth Carter and his grandfather.
c.) discovers how to be a better person.

9.) Jamie's passion is

a.) preaching scriptures in the hallways at school.
b.) helping the orphans, especially at Christmas.
c.) sewing Bible verses on quilts.

10.) Jamie searches desperately for

a.) the meaning of life.
b.) the answer to why things have to happen they way they do.
c.) faith in God.

11.) Landon falls in love with Jamie, because

a.) she has taught him so much about how to be a good person.
b.) she is so beautiful when she wears her hair down.
c.) she is dying and he feels sorry for her.

12.) Jamie tells Landon he can't fall in love with her, because

a.) her father would never approve.
b.) she has leukemia.
c.) he isn't a member of their church.

13.) Landon's greatest anguish after learning the truth about Jamie's health is

a.) that he knows a miracle will never happen.
b.) that he realizes that she doesn't love him.
c.) that he should do something more to help her before she dies.

14.) Jamie's greatest wish is

a.) to attend Mount Sermon College.
b.) to find a cure for her disease.
c.) to get married.

15.) Landon finally fulfills Jamie's wish by

a.) helping her get accepted to Mount Sermon.
b.) praying for a miracle.
c.) marrying her before all the people they love.