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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. Buechner recalls the lectures that had taken place ____ years earlier.
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.
2. Which person of great wealth is mentioned in the story?
(a) Donald Trump.
(b) Bill Gates.
(c) King Midas.
(d) King Croesus.
3. What hymn was often sung to Freddy and his brother?
(a) Rock of Ages.
(b) When the Saints Go Marching in.
(c) Old Rugged Cross.
(d) Amazing Grace.
4. Freddy feels it is important to know what ____ is saying.
(a) God.
(b) One's soul.
(c) His heart.
(d) His mother.
5. The author fears that his grandmother may be doomed without _____.
(a) God.
(b) Her family.
(c) A plan.
(d) Money.
Short Answer Questions
1. What unusual item did the family have in the house?
2. Mr. Buechner left which of the following in a book?
3. What color were the slacks Mr. Buechner was wearing?
4. Where did the father meet the author?
5. In which industry did the Buechners make their money?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Buechner's thoughts regarding adulthood and emotional maturity?
2. How does Freddy carry this character into his future studies and beliefs?
3. Discuss the duplicity of Freddy's father and how it affects the child.
4. What does Freddy most admire about Grandma Buechner? How does Freddy view the relationship between mother and daughter-in-law?
5. What is the common thread between Freddy's sudden departure, his father's death and "Gone With The Wind?"
6. Discuss Freddy's favorite book as a child. Which character was Freddy's favorite?
7. Describe Buechner's experience during the morning when he was attempting to ignore the sound of the carpenters working in the house.
8. Explain the nomadic behavior of the Buechner family when Freddy was a child.
9. How does the lack of a permanent home affect the author?
10. Discuss Freddy's stay in Bermuda. Why did the family have to leave?
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