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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The region is a fictional place created by which author?
(a) Sheldon.
(b) Burroughs.
(c) Baum.
(d) Swift.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where did Mr. Buechner grow up?
(a) Boston.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Memphis.
(d) New York City.

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

11. Anna called to say that she had broken the bone in her _____.
(a) Nose.
(b) Eye.
(c) Foot.
(d) Neck.

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

13. Buechner refers to which one of his other books?
(a) A Long Day's Dying.
(b) Final Feast.
(c) The Alphabet of Grace.
(d) Lion Country.

14. What type of creatures inhabited the inlet where Buechner learned to swim?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Jellyfish.
(c) Large mouth bass.
(d) Dolphins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie did the kids see?

2. The author lists which of the following as one of his greatest childhood fears?

3. What is the name of the poem used?

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

5. Buechner compares theology to which of the following?

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