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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author describes his sick daughter's behavior as a way of striking out to be what?
(a) Heard.
(b) Healed.
(c) In control.
(d) Free.

2. In the Introduction, how many books does the author mention that dealt with the headlines of his life?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. What was the make of the family car used for the 1936 suicide?
(a) Chrysler.
(b) Ford.
(c) Hudson.
(d) Chevrolet.

4. The author's mother's motto, translated from French is, "you have to ____ in order to be beautiful."
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Suffer.
(c) Work.
(d) Practice.

5. The author said that he told his father's story both as the child "I was in 1936 and still am in ___."
(a) 1985.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1990.

6. In the room of the author's mother what kind of magazines are on her chaise lounge?
(a) Movie.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Home Making.
(d) Fashion.

7. In the Introduction, what is the title of the book the author cites as dealing with the interior of his life?
(a) Now and Then.
(b) Godric.
(c) Telling Secrets.
(d) The Sacred Journey.

8. Who made no new friends while living in New York for almost twenty years?
(a) The author.
(b) Mrs. Frederick Buechner.
(c) The author's father.
(d) Mrs. Buechner.

9. How old was the author when his father committed suicide?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

10. On what street was the apartment in which the author's mother died?
(a) 79th.
(b) 42nd.
(c) 82nd.
(d) 69th.

11. How many failed marriages did the author's mother have after his father died?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

12. In Part One of the book, what was not a tradition in the Buechner family in relation to death?
(a) Churches.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Ministers.
(d) Last rites.

13. Who tends to more publicly lose touch with themselves and with God, according to the author?
(a) Authors.
(b) Parents.
(c) Ministers.
(d) Kids.

14. In "The Last Battle", who stoops and touches the dwarves with his tongue?
(a) Bean.
(b) Godric.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Aslan.

15. What was in the bowl on top of the bureau in the room of the author's mother?
(a) M & Ms.
(b) Licorice.
(c) Gum.
(d) Peppermints.

Short Answer Questions

1. In complaining about her looks, what did the author's mother say "don't fit?"

2. What condition made it almost impossible for the author's mom to walk during her last year of life?

3. In the Introduction, who does the author quote regarding the definition for "story" versus "plot?"

4. In the mid 1970's, how may teenage children did the author have?

5. What is the title of the book written by Kahlil Gibran that is on the table next to the chaise lounge in the author's mother's room?

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