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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In later years, Freddy would come to like characters _____ of his childhood favorite.
(a) Opposite.
(b) In lieu.
(c) Reminiscent.
(d) Complementary.

2. What name does the author use when referring to paradise?
(a) Utopia.
(b) Eden.
(c) Dreamland.
(d) Shangri-la.

3. What word is used to describe the character?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Rude.
(c) Flamboyant.
(d) Surly.

4. The woman used to fascinate Freddy by playing with which item?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Go cart.
(c) False teeth.
(d) Abacus.

5. Freddy compares his grandmother to which object?
(a) Thunderstorm.
(b) Rock.
(c) Sapling.
(d) Breeze.

6. Buechner gave a series of lectures at which prestigious school?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

7. Buechner believes that the meaning of life can come to us through which of the following?
(a) Silence.
(b) Reading.
(c) Noise.
(d) Music.

8. Buechner refers to himself as more of a(n) than a theologian.
(a) Author.
(b) Follower.
(c) Student.
(d) Observer.

9. Buechner often told people his father died from which of the following?
(a) Stroke.
(b) War wounds.
(c) Mugging.
(d) Heart trouble.

10. Which famous author was acquainted with Buechner's father?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Fitzgerald.
(c) Parker.
(d) Twain.

11. Buechner compares theology to which of the following?
(a) Autobiography.
(b) Documentary.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Memoir.

12. Which is a song often sung by the author's parents while they were out on car rides?
(a) 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.
(b) Tea For Two.
(c) Me and My Shadow.
(d) Bibbity Bobbity Boo.

13. What was the name of the author's famous spouse?
(a) Zelda.
(b) Robert.
(c) William.
(d) Millie.

14. Which memento is not mentioned by the author?
(a) Family bible.
(b) Home movies.
(c) Photos.
(d) Letters.

15. What was the character's name?
(a) Rinkitink.
(b) Captain.
(c) Jane.
(d) Gulliver.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Buechner on his first date with a girl?

2. The author casts the adoration for this favorite character upon which biblical figure?

3. Buechner's grandmother's house was located in which state?

4. Freddy believes that it is possible to hear even through everyday _____.

5. What unusual item did the family have in the house?

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