Gilead

1)How does Ames first encounter Lila (his son's mother, and his wife)?

a. She shows up at church and listens intently to his sermon.

b. They meet at a bar, and the rest is history.

c. They work together at the local deli.

d. They get together through a matchmaking service in Iowa.

 

2) What is the "chief thing" Della's family has against Jack? 

a. He is an athiest. They think most white people are.

b. He is a minister in training, so they worry about his ability to provide for the family to come.

c. He is white.

d. He has no job.

1. How does Ames first encounter Lila (his son's mother, and his wife)?

a. She shows up at church and listens intently to his sermon.

2. What is the "chief thing" Della's family has against Jack? 

c. He is white.

Step-by-step explanation

1) John Ames first encountered Lila when she showed up at church and listened intently to his sermon. This happened during the Christian holiday of the Pentecost. Lila was so impressed with the sermon of Ames that she was eventually convinced to undergo a baptism through him. This also paved the way for Lila and Ames to have a relationship with each other which eventually ended in both of them getting married and having a son together. 

2) The "chief thing" that Della's family had against Jack was that he was white. It is important to remember that back in the 1940s, it was completely unacceptable for interracial relationships to happen in America, and this was when Della and Jack's relationship unfortunately developed. Those couples who were involved in interracial relationships were sent to prison as their punishment. Thus, Della's family was completely aware that she was in great danger for being in a relationship with Jack who was a white man. Being a black woman, Della was at risk of getting unemployed and being disowned by her family for being in a relationship with a white man.