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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author uses the poem to refer to the _____ of one's early childhood.
(a) Habits.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Mentality.

2. Freddy compared the island to which of the following?
(a) Grandmother's house.
(b) Mars.
(c) Moon.
(d) Oz.

3. Buechner talks about the cold weather they faced while driving through which mountain range?
(a) Poconos.
(b) Rockies.
(c) Catskills.
(d) Alleghenies.

4. What smell does Buechner associate with his grandmother's house?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Apples.
(c) Roses.
(d) Cinnamon.

5. What is the name of the maid?
(a) Frannie.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Hilda.
(d) Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buechner gave a series of lectures at which prestigious school?

2. The woman used to fascinate Freddy by playing with which item?

3. What issue causes the Buechner family to move a lot?

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

5. Which famous author was acquainted with Buechner's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Buechner use Eden as a reference? How does it relate to the way people see the world? What is the main difference between the views of adults and children?

2. Examine the author's tale of the suppression of grief following his father's death. How does the family run away from the situation?

3. How does Freddy's dependency upon his parents affect him in a negative way?

4. Discuss the duplicity of Freddy's father and how it affects the child.

5. How does Buechner refer to the exact moment when time begins to exist for him?

6. What are Buechner's thoughts regarding adulthood and emotional maturity?

7. What came out of this experience regarding the noise in a person's every day life?

8. Discuss the presence of Grandma Buechner. How close is the family to the grandmother?

9. What was the purpose of writing a memoir at such a young age?

10. Explain the nomadic behavior of the Buechner family when Freddy was a child.

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