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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the town where Freddy was sent?
(a) Lawrenceville.
(b) Windber.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Mill Run.

2. What did Buechner receive as he was preparing to leave for home?
(a) Blessing.
(b) Information packet.
(c) Epiphany.
(d) Book.

3. Buechner decides to spend the weekend at a _______.
(a) Mountain retreat.
(b) Convent.
(c) Monastery.
(d) Parish.

4. Which figure is often the focus of Freddy's early work?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Cowardly Lion.
(c) Euclid.
(d) Jesus.

5. The family had retired from which city?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Houston.

6. Potentially significant events often hide themselves in _____.
(a) Dreams.
(b) Silver linings.
(c) Plain sight.
(d) Ordinary moments.

7. News soon reaches the family regarding which historic event?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) Hiroshima.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Presidential assassination.

8. Who does Buechner approach for money?
(a) Mother.
(b) Grandparents.
(c) Brother.
(d) Uncle.

9. Where does Buechner go for basic training?
(a) Alabama.
(b) California.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Kansas.

10. What language does Buechner study?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Russian.

11. Which of the following words best describes Buechner's early efforts?
(a) Forthright.
(b) Promising.
(c) Trivial.
(d) Terrible.

12. As Buechner ages, his perception of ______ changes.
(a) God.
(b) Reality.
(c) Family.
(d) Mystery.

13. To which state was Freddy sent?
(a) Kansas.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) California.
(d) New Jersey.

14. In what year was Buechner's book published?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1950.

15. What food was Buechner eating when he had a breakthrough?
(a) Apple.
(b) Potato.
(c) Radish.
(d) Turnip.

Short Answer Questions

1. A minister asks Buechner if he would consider working for the _____ of God and the Church.

2. What branch of the military does Buechner join?

3. What word does Buechner use to describe his lunch guest?

4. Buechner's main goal of the trip was to speak to a particularly wise ____.

5. Once Buechner arrives in the city, he learns that he cannot ______.

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