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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Girls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Miller, another necessary characteristic of God's love that is required in father-son love is the ability to do what?
(a) Make decisions for humans.
(b) Forgive people.
(c) Make people well.
(d) Punish people.

2. In Chapter 9, what point for boys raised without fathers does Miller reinforce?
(a) The importance of seeking a proper mentor.
(b) The importance of father's in a man's life.
(c) The importance of love.
(d) The importance of women in a man's life.

3. Chapter 1 emphasizes what difficulties for boys who grow up without fathers?
(a) The lack of money.
(b) Unstable relationships with others.
(c) The absence of traditional father-son experiences.
(d) Poor communication skills with others.

4. Why does Miller's Pinewood Derby Car not make it in the derby race?
(a) Miller and the other boys' fathers ignore each other.
(b) He built a derby car but it breaks.
(c) He built a derby car, but is too embarassed to enter it in the race.
(d) He does not have the supplies to build a derby car.

5. Miller describes his mother as being exhausted because of him. He learns the real reason she is exhausted. What is this?
(a) Miller's mother works too hard.
(b) Miller's mother drinks too much.
(c) Miller's mother is sick.
(d) Because her partner left her as a single mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miller struggle to give up in this journey?

2. According to Miller, wise moves will pay off, but what can they not do?

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

4. What does the landlord's son, who attempts to fill in as a father figure on a camping trip, forget?

5. What organization did Miller join in order to develop his idea of manhood?

(see the answer key)

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