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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color were the slacks Mr. Buechner was wearing?
(a) Navy.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

3. The author fears that his grandmother may be doomed without _____.
(a) Money.
(b) Her family.
(c) God.
(d) A plan.

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

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

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

7. Buechner also believes that the _____ continue to change.
(a) Stubborn.
(b) Dead.
(c) Seasons.
(d) Steadfast.

8. What was the girl's name?
(a) Abby.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Wendy.

9. Which word is not used when regarding Grandmother's stubborn traits?
(a) Impermeable.
(b) Immovable.
(c) Insolent.
(d) Intractable.

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

11. Freddy believes that it is possible to hear even through everyday _____.
(a) Noise.
(b) Heartbreak.
(c) Work.
(d) Chaos.

12. What is the nickname for Buechner's brother?
(a) Spud.
(b) Bucky.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Willie.

13. How old is Freddy at this time?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

14. Unlike adults children are able to understand and celebrate the concept of ____.
(a) Now.
(b) God.
(c) Flaws.
(d) Learning.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Everyone should be conscious of what the ____ is/are trying to tell us.

3. What was the character's name?

4. Buechner compares theology to which of the following?

5. The author recalls snacking on ____ chocolate and French bread.

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