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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month during1936 did the author's father commit suicide?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) November.

2. In "Godric" what is the name of the father of the title character?
(a) Aslan.
(b) Aedlward.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Bean.

3. Three acts of God mentioned by the author that appear in scripture are the Exodus, the ___, and the entry into the Promised Land.
(a) Crucifixion.
(b) Covenant.
(c) Cross.
(d) Confession.

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

5. In the room in which the author writes, how many pieces of stained glass sit in his windows?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

7. "For the last ____ years" of her life, the author's mother saw almost no one except immediate family.
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

8. In the Introduction, the author tells us that this is his ___ venture into autobiography.
(a) First.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

9. In telling his father's story as a child, who does Teddy represent in this story?
(a) The author's father.
(b) The author's best friend.
(c) The author's brother.
(d) The author.

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

11. What is the title of the book the author wrote to tell the story of his father to a child?
(a) Now and Then.
(b) The Last Battle.
(c) Ansel Gibbs.
(d) The Wizard's Tide.

12. When the dwarves are offered food, what do they think it is?
(a) Offal.
(b) Spoiled.
(c) Poisoned.
(d) Good.

13. In the mid 1970's, how may teenage children did the author have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) None.
(d) 2.

14. 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?
(a) Now and Then.
(b) The Last Battle
(c) Les Malheurs de Sophie.
(d) The Prophet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the dwarves are offered wine, what do they think it is?

2. In what language is the dedication written in "Godric?"

3. To whom is the book "Godric" dedicated?

4. In Part One of the book, what was not a tradition in the Buechner family in relation to death?

5. In the room of the author's mother what kind of magazines are on her chaise lounge?

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