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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author's mother lived to within how many days of her ninety-second birthday?
(a) 11.
(b) 1.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

3. The author's sick daughter was more afraid of what than death?
(a) Coming home.
(b) Being rejected.
(c) Gaining weight.
(d) Being hospitalized.

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

5. According to the author, what is the doorway to healing and forgiveness?
(a) Faith.
(b) Love.
(c) Communciation.
(d) Memory.

6. What does the author describe as the "living heart and command center" of his mother's room?
(a) Bed.
(b) Dressing Table.
(c) Chaise Lounge.
(d) Bureau.

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

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

9. Who refers to themselves as the "last rose of summer?"
(a) Mrs. Frederick Buechner.
(b) Dorothy Parker.
(c) Yvonne.
(d) Mrs. Buechner.

10. The author likens his mother, in her later years, to a millionaire who what?
(a) Has to get a job.
(b) Runs out of money.
(c) Hoardes money.
(d) Wants to help everyone.

11. In what language is the dedication written in "Godric?"
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Latin.

12. When the dwarves are offered wine, what do they think it is?
(a) Ditch water.
(b) Tea with arsenic.
(c) Poison.
(d) Blood.

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

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

15. How old was the author when his mother made him feel like a traitor for writing the fictionalized "Ansel Gibbs" about his father's death?
(a) 35.
(b) 52.
(c) 32.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Last Battle?"

2. In "Godric" what is the name of the father of the title character?

3. In "The Last Battle", who stoops and touches the dwarves with his tongue?

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

5. Who made no new friends while living in New York for almost twenty years?

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