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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Jamie?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 11.

2. What issue causes the Buechner family to move a lot?
(a) Unemployment.
(b) Debt.
(c) Illness.
(d) Criminal activity.

3. Which word is not used when regarding Grandmother's stubborn traits?
(a) Insolent.
(b) Impermeable.
(c) Immovable.
(d) Intractable.

4. Buechner compares theology to which of the following?
(a) Documentary.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Autobiography.
(d) Memoir.

5. Buechner also believes that the _____ continue to change.
(a) Dead.
(b) Steadfast.
(c) Seasons.
(d) Stubborn.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does this section begin?

2. Buechner says the voice of the man downstairs was fruity and _____.

3. In which industry did the Buechners make their money?

4. Buechner believes that the meaning of life can come to us through which of the following?

5. The author fears that his grandmother may be doomed without _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Buechner use Eden as a reference? How does it relate to the way people see the world? What is the main difference between the views of adults and children?

2. How does the lack of a permanent home affect the author?

3. What is Buechner's reference to Eden regarding childhood mentality?

4. Who is Frederick Buechner? Why is this book important?

5. Describe Buechner's experience during the morning when he was attempting to ignore the sound of the carpenters working in the house.

6. Who is Mrs. Taylor? What was her relationship to Freddy?

7. Examine the author's tale of the suppression of grief following his father's death. How does the family run away from the situation?

8. Explain the nomadic behavior of the Buechner family when Freddy was a child.

9. What situations have been faced by Grandma Buechner? What is the woman's personality?

10. What is Buechner's advice to his readers?

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