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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Buechner takes a part-time job as a _____.
(a) Bartender.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Model.

2. Who takes Buechner to lunch?
(a) Potential employer.
(b) Friend.
(c) Minister.
(d) Mother.

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

4. What word does Buechner use to describe his lunch guest?
(a) Wimpy.
(b) Forthright.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Sardonic.

5. In which state did the family live?
(a) Michigan.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Kansas.

6. Buechner begins to believe that one day _____ will change the way he sees the world.
(a) Love.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Literature.

7. Buechner experienced what reaction when given orders?
(a) Anger.
(b) Panic attack.
(c) Relief.
(d) Enthusiasm.

8. Who wrote the inspirational work?
(a) Eliot.
(b) Frost.
(c) Milton.
(d) Baum.

9. What famous work inspired the concept of the book?
(a) Paradise Lost.
(b) Jabberwocky.
(c) The Road Less Taken.
(d) Dream Within a Dream.

10. Eventually Freddy's friendships are strong enough that he feels he can talk about which of the following?
(a) The War.
(b) Future plans.
(c) Father's death.
(d) Obsession with Oz.

11. Where did Buechner go to college?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Yale.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Stanford.

12. Buechner's main goal of the trip was to speak to a particularly wise ____.
(a) Monk.
(b) Nun.
(c) Dalai Lama.
(d) Sherpa.

13. The enemy is referred to as being ______.
(a) Evil Incarnate.
(b) Weak and worthless.
(c) Presumptuous.
(d) Satan's doing.

14. Who calls Buechner shortly before dinner is served?
(a) Friend.
(b) Brother.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Mother.

15. A minister asks Buechner if he would consider working for the _____ of God and the Church.
(a) Celebration.
(b) Attention.
(c) Benefit.
(d) Glory.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Buechner's most valuable lessons is that ____ is a gift.

2. Buechner puts off answering the person for how many minutes?

3. What is the occupation of Freddy's old school friend?

4. Which of the following terms does Buechner use to describe forthcoming events?

5. What word best describes Buechner as a child?

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