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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Buechner recalls the lectures that had taken place ____ years earlier.
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

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

3. Buechner refers to which type of bird?
(a) Finch.
(b) Swallow.
(c) Cardinal.
(d) Woodpecker.

4. What was the name of the book?
(a) Land of Oz.
(b) Grapes of Wrath.
(c) Old Man and the Sea.
(d) Gone With the Wind.

5. What hymn was often sung to Freddy and his brother?
(a) When the Saints Go Marching in.
(b) Rock of Ages.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) Old Rugged Cross.

6. The author casts the adoration for this favorite character upon which biblical figure?
(a) Luke.
(b) John.
(c) Paul.
(d) Mark.

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

8. Where did the father meet the author?
(a) Yale.
(b) High school.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Army.

9. The author uses the poem to refer to the _____ of one's early childhood.
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Habits.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Mentality.

10. How many children were there in Mr. Buechner's family?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

11. What color was the sweater Mr. Buechner was wearing?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Gray.
(d) Maroon.

12. Where was the body found?
(a) Basement.
(b) River.
(c) Parking lot.
(d) Garage.

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

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

15. The author refers to the moves that took place during which time period?
(a) Great Depression.
(b) Watergate era.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) Post-War America.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mr. Buechner die?

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

3. What movie did the kids see?

4. Buechner recalls that the empty house was as frail as _____.

5. What type of creatures inhabited the inlet where Buechner learned to swim?

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