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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. By this point in the book, Buechner had been teaching for ____ years.
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

2. News soon reaches the family regarding which historic event?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Presidential assassination.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

3. Buechner also believes that there are hidden _____ to be found.
(a) Meanings.
(b) Lessons.
(c) Treasures.
(d) Gifts.

4. The family had retired from which city?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Houston.

5. What type of hat did grandpa wear?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Straw.
(c) Bowler.
(d) Baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Buechner study?

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

3. What word best describes Buechner as a child?

4. What is the name of the pastor Buechner meets?

5. What major event colors the time period?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Freddy compare Oz to a higher power?

2. What happens to Freddy after he is discharged from the Army?

3. The story about Naya foreshadows an issue faced by Buechner in years to come. What is the issue? Why does it occur?

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

5. What positive event occurred at the end of the weekend at the monastery?

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

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

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

9. How does Freddy view Naya? What do the woman and the boy have in common? What is special about the woman?

10. Explain the atmosphere at Princeton. What is the cause of the students' feelings? How are they handled?

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