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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes Buechner as a child?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Studious.
(c) Rebel.
(d) Bookworm.

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

3. What was the surname of the family?
(a) Morrison.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Frank.
(d) Kuhn.

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

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

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

7. One of Buechner's most valuable lessons is that ____ is a gift.
(a) Hope.
(b) Faith.
(c) Charity.
(d) Optimism.

8. Where does Buechner travel to ask for the favor?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) New York.

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

10. In what town does Freddy work?
(a) Lawrenceville.
(b) Boone.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Tryon.

11. What branch of the military does Buechner join?
(a) Army.
(b) Navy.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Marines.

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

13. The person asks Buechner to meet him/her at which location?
(a) Bar.
(b) Airport.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Train station.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Buechner's book published?

2. Where did Buechner teach?

3. What type of weather must Buechner face against his will?

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

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

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