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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. Eventually Freddy's friendships are strong enough that he feels he can talk about which of the following?
(a) Father's death.
(b) Obsession with Oz.
(c) The War.
(d) Future plans.

2. What did Buechner receive as he was preparing to leave for home?
(a) Epiphany.
(b) Book.
(c) Information packet.
(d) Blessing.

3. Buechner puts off answering the person for how many minutes?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

4. Buechner says that the characters are dying from all but which of the following:
(a) Self-absorption.
(b) Old age.
(c) Emptiness.
(d) Sterility.

5. Who was Buechner having dinner with when he received the phone call?
(a) Minister.
(b) Girlfriend.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buechner hopes one day to become a ______.

2. What is the name of the pastor Buechner meets?

3. By this point in the book, Buechner had been teaching for ____ years.

4. How many years does it take Buechner to grieve over his father's death?

5. Where did Buechner go to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this theme relate to Buechner's life?

2. What was Freddy's next step in finding answers to this new predicament?

3. Discuss Buechner's first book. What is the title? Who inspired the content? What is the main theme?

4. How does the movement into adulthood help Freddy to understand that there are significant moments in one's life?

5. How does Freddy compare Oz to a higher power?

6. What area does Freddy explore first? What is the result of the effort?

7. What happens to Freddy after he is discharged from the Army?

8. How is the friend situation resolved? What does Freddy learn from the experience?

9. Discuss the situation between Freddy and the minister. What was the purpose of the meeting?

10. Explain what Buechner means by the phrase "beyond time."

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