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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ailment was experienced by the one person Buechner wanted to speak to the most?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Liver damage.

2. The country seems to come together under the umbrella of which of the following:
(a) Disgust.
(b) Rage.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Fear.

3. Once Buechner arrives in the city, he learns that he cannot ______.
(a) Write.
(b) Function.
(c) Teach.
(d) Sleep.

4. Buechner hopes one day to become a ______.
(a) Astronaut.
(b) Spy.
(c) Painter.
(d) Politician.

5. There is a place that is even more ____ than the Land of Oz.
(a) Mystical.
(b) Sacred.
(c) Enchanting.
(d) Peculiar.

6. What is Freddy's next job?
(a) Spy.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Painter.
(d) Teacher.

7. Mrs. Buechner decided that it was time for Freddy to go to ______.
(a) The Army.
(b) Boarding school.
(c) College.
(d) Summer camp.

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

9. Buechner says that the characters are dying from all but which of the following:
(a) Self-absorption.
(b) Sterility.
(c) Emptiness.
(d) Old age.

10. Buechner refers to which one of his teachers?
(a) Martin.
(b) Zane.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Shaw.

11. What word is used to describe Freddy at this point in his life?
(a) Backward.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Nerd.
(d) Athletic.

12. Who was Buechner having dinner with when he received the phone call?
(a) Girlfriend.
(b) Brother.
(c) Mother.
(d) Minister.

13. Buechner is asked if he has ever considered using his _____ for a higher purpose.
(a) Objectivity.
(b) Wit.
(c) Experiences.
(d) Writings.

14. Buechner puts off answering the person for how many minutes?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which vow have the members of the group taken?

2. Buechner begins to notice the ____ in each person's life.

3. Buechner takes a part-time job as a _____.

4. At long last, Buechner learns that he must _______ his weaknesses.

5. What is the title of Buechner's first novel?

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