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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Authority.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the main character of this book?
(a) All children without parents.
(b) The book's co-author, John MacMurray.
(c) All boys without fathers.
(d) The author, Donald Miller.

2. Is Miller's concern with the social problem of all boys who grow up without fathers?
(a) No, he is not concerned at all.
(b) Only slightly, as he is more concerned about his life without a father.
(c) Yes, very much so.
(d) Sometimes he is and sometimes he is not.

3. Miller's uses many words to describe his meeting with MacMurray. Which of the following is not a work he used to describe his meeting with MacMurray?
(a) Fate.
(b) Divine intervention.
(c) Destiny.
(d) Serendipity.

4. Miller suggests that submission to God's will allows God to do what for humans?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Protect and lead humans to safety.
(c) Allows humans to make mistakes.
(d) Make humans happy.

5. MIller learns many lessons from watching the MacMurray family? Which of the following is a lesson that Miller does not learn?
(a) Fathers prefer to spend time with children instead of in front of the TV.
(b) Children are as important as adults.
(c) Families need a lot of time apart from each other.
(d) Families work together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Miller want with a father?

2. What kind of class does Miller attend at church in Oregon?

3. Miller describes his mother as being exhausted because of him. He learns the real reason she is exhausted. What is this?

4. The author wants the reader to encourage and relate to what type of men?

5. Why does Miller not trust the motivations of male authority?

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