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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the poem used?
(a) The Road Less Taken.
(b) Fern Hill.
(c) Merry-Go-Round.
(d) Hyla Brook.

2. What unusual item did the family have in the house?
(a) Tree.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Roulette wheel.
(d) Barbecue pit.

3. The author says that he attempted to listen to how many days in his life?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) All.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

7. The clock on Buechner's wall was shaped like which of the following?
(a) Bear.
(b) Banjo.
(c) Doghouse.
(d) Sun.

8. Everyone should be conscious of what the ____ is/are trying to tell us.
(a) Dead.
(b) Elements.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Heart.

9. How old was Buechner on his first date with a girl?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

13. Mr. Buechner left which of the following in a book?
(a) Bookmark.
(b) Money.
(c) Phone number.
(d) Note.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author refers to the moves that took place during which time period?

2. In later years, Freddy would come to like characters _____ of his childhood favorite.

3. Who made a special trip to join the family for the day?

4. Buechner talks about the cold weather they faced while driving through which mountain range?

5. Buechner says the voice of the man downstairs was fruity and _____.

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