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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As the author's mother aged, she complained about her looks, saying her hair looked like what?
(a) Flax.
(b) Wool.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Straw.

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

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

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

7. What renders distinctions between past, present and future meaningless, according to the author?
(a) Death.
(b) Memory.
(c) Healing.
(d) Love.

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

9. How many years after his father's suicide did the author write "The Return of Ansel Gibbs?"
(a) 15.
(b) 22.
(c) 12.
(d) 35.

10. According to the author, what does God give us that helps us finish with the past and remove the power of the past to hurt us?
(a) Faith.
(b) Love.
(c) Memory.
(d) Strength.

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

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

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

14. To the author's mother, being beautiful was her ______.
(a) Weakness.
(b) Flaw.
(c) Business.
(d) Triumph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Last Battle?"

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

3. The author describes his sick daughter's behavior as a way of striking out to be what?

4. What fell behind the radiator and required that the building superintendent come to retrieve it?

5. How many failed marriages did the author's mother have after his father died?

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