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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the ashes of the author's father buried?
(a) Hackensack.
(b) Union City.
(c) Essex.
(d) Brooklyn.

2. What was the name of the woman the author's mother had trouble understanding because of her thick accent?
(a) Margorie.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Margie.
(d) Yvonne.

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

4. What title did the author write when he was in his fifties and his mom was in her eighties?
(a) The Return of Ansel Gibbs.
(b) Now and Then.
(c) The Sacred Journey.
(d) Telling Secrets.

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

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

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

8. What was the name of the woman who came nights but according to the author's mother was late because of the subway?
(a) Yvonne.
(b) Mary.
(c) Margie.
(d) Evelyn.

9. What condition made it almost impossible for the author's mom to walk during her last year of life?
(a) Amputation.
(b) Severely bowed-legs.
(c) Fractured foot.
(d) Arthritic knees.

10. What was the title of the lost book the author's mother hunted for in her room?
(a) Ansel Gibbs.
(b) The Last Battle.
(c) Les Malheurs de Sophie.
(d) Now and Then.

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

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

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

14. Losing track of our "____," according to the author, means being impoverished humanly and spiritually.
(a) Feelings.
(b) Faith.
(c) Stories.
(d) Memories.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the book the author wrote to tell the story of his father to a child?

2. In telling his father's story as a child, who does Teddy represent in this story?

3. Three acts of God mentioned by the author that appear in scripture are the Exodus, the ___, and the entry into the Promised Land.

4. What does the author describe as the "living heart and command center" of his mother's room?

5. What did the author's mother use when she "struck to kill?"

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