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

2. What food was Buechner eating when he had a breakthrough?
(a) Potato.
(b) Apple.
(c) Radish.
(d) Turnip.

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

4. What is the occupation of Freddy's old school friend?
(a) Messenger.
(b) Sanitation worker.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Bus driver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment was experienced by the one person Buechner wanted to speak to the most?

2. Which of the following words best describes Buechner's early efforts?

3. What type of hat did grandpa wear?

4. Which figure is often the focus of Freddy's early work?

5. In which state did the family live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Freddy's basic training. What causes Freddy to make adjustments? What does Freddy learn?

2. How does Buechner view the "beyond time" events that occur after he leaves Princeton?

3. How does the movement into adulthood help Freddy to understand that there are significant moments in one's life?

4. Explain Buechner's "beyond time" moment with a former school friend. What is the realization that comes from the event?

5. Discuss Buechner's first book. What is the title? Who inspired the content? What is the main theme?

6. Examine Freddy's experience at the monastery. Did it turn out as planned?

7. Examine Freddy's new life in boarding school. How does Freddy relate to the other kids?

8. How is the friend situation resolved? What does Freddy learn from the experience?

9. Discuss the situation between Freddy and the minister. What was the purpose of the meeting?

10. Why did Freddy move to New York? What occurred shortly after his arrival?

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