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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 word does Buechner use to describe his lunch guest?
(a) Sardonic.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Forthright.
(d) Wimpy.

2. How many years does it take Buechner to grieve over his father's death?
(a) .20.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 30.

3. Which figure is often the focus of Freddy's early work?
(a) Cowardly Lion.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Euclid.
(d) Jesus.

4. Where does Buechner go for basic training?
(a) Alabama.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) California.
(d) Kansas.

5. What did Buechner receive as he was preparing to leave for home?
(a) Information packet.
(b) Epiphany.
(c) Book.
(d) Blessing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buechner puts off answering the person for how many minutes?

2. Where did Buechner teach?

3. Where did Buechner go to college?

4. In which state did the family live?

5. Who calls Buechner shortly before dinner is served?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain what Buechner means by the phrase "beyond time."

3. Once again the Buechners are faced with a family tragedy. What is the tragedy? How does it affect Freddy?

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

5. What are some of Freddy's fear regarding his home life? What events take place to solidify those fears?

6. What happens to the Buechners after they leave Bermuda?

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

8. Discuss the influence of Mr. Martin on Freddy. What does Freddy learn from Martin? What step does Freddy take next?

9. What do the woman and the boy have in common?

10. Examine the impact of the attack on Pearl Harbor as it affects the human spirit.

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