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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Freddy compared the island to which of the following?
(a) Mars.
(b) Grandmother's house.
(c) Oz.
(d) Moon.

3. On what day of the week does this section begin?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

4. Which person of great wealth is mentioned in the story?
(a) Bill Gates.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) King Croesus.
(d) King Midas.

5. What movie did the kids see?
(a) Wizard of Oz.
(b) Roman Scandals.
(c) Lady and the Tramp.
(d) Mary Poppins.

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

7. A person's interaction with another leaves a long lasting mark on one's _____.
(a) Memory.
(b) Soul.
(c) Life.
(d) Heart.

8. The family traveled to which island?
(a) Tahiti.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) St. Kitts.

9. Freddy feels it is important to know what ____ is saying.
(a) God.
(b) His heart.
(c) One's soul.
(d) His mother.

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

11. Buechner says the voice of the man downstairs was fruity and _____.
(a) Hollow.
(b) Flowery.
(c) Sharp.
(d) Quiet.

12. The author lists which of the following as one of his greatest childhood fears?
(a) Abandonment.
(b) The dark.
(c) Failure.
(d) Dogs.

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

14. What word is used as a synonym for "boring?"
(a) Sleepily.
(b) Helter-skelter.
(c) Humdrum.
(d) Low-key.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grandmother Buechner's first name?

2. This behavior may indicate which characteristic in Freddy?

3. Freddy begins to reminisce about which of the following?

4. The author says that he attempted to listen to how many days in his life?

5. Freddy compares his grandmother to which object?

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