Go Tell It On the Mountain

How old is John Grimes on the day the novel takes place?

• Twelve

• Sixteen

• Fourteen

• Seventeen

Where do the Grimeses live?

• Harlem

• Patterson

• Bronx

• New Haven

What do John and Elisha do while they are cleaning the church on Saturday evening?

• They use profane language

• They spit on the floor

• They wrestle

• They steal hymnbooks

According to the terminology used in John's church, what is the name for the lay members who have been saved?

• Angels

• Anointed

• Sacred cows

• Saints

What does John do with his birthday money?

• He buys a magazine

• He sees a movie

• He hides it

• He gives it back

What provokes Roy to challenge his father directly?

• His father strikes his mother.

• His father grounds him

• His father forces him to become a priest.

• He sees his father steal a bicycle.

What is Gabriel's response to Roy's challenge?

• He lectures Roy on filial duty.

• He forces Roy to go to church.

• He whips Roy with a belt.

• He begins to pray.

Who does Florence see standing in her room?

• Her ex-husband.

• A mysterious child.

• Death.

• An angel.

What is the last straw for Florence, pushing her to quit her job and move to New York?

• Gabriel comes home drunk and makes a fool of himself.

• Her mother refuses to pay for more schooling.

• Deborah marries Gabriel despite Florence's disapproval.

• Her employer offers to make her his concubine.

Where does Florence's husband Frank die?

• Alabama

• France

• Korea

• Prison