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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of class does Miller attend at church in Oregon?
(a) Sunday school.
(b) Bible study.
(c) New members class.
(d) Confirmation.

2. How does Miller make up for not having a father to give him information?
(a) He seeks other male authorities.
(b) He talks to his mother.
(c) He searches the internet.
(d) He reads the encyclopedia.

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

4. According to Miller, what lesson is a father responsible for instilling in a young child?
(a) That the world is unfair.
(b) That the child is worthless.
(c) That the child's existence makes an impact in the world.
(d) The difference between right and wrong.

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

6. What does Miller believe makes one useless in human society?
(a) Resisting authority.
(b) Being too nice to people.
(c) Having an "I don't care" attitude.
(d) Miller did not address this.

7. Where are Miller and John MacMurray when Miller first begins to understand the relationship between God and fathers?
(a) At work.
(b) At home.
(c) On a trip up a mountain.
(d) In church.

8. Where is Miller offered a home when living in Boring, Oregon?
(a) In a house shared with an elderly person.
(b) In a garage apartment at the MacMurrays.
(c) In an apartment with friends.
(d) In a trailer with coworkers.

9. 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) Divine intervention.
(b) Serendipity.
(c) Fate.
(d) Destiny.

10. Who is Miller's intended audience?
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Boys only.
(d) Men and women.

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

12. According to MacMurray, which of the following is not an important task for families?
(a) Promote maturity.
(b) Submit to authority.
(c) Promote unity.
(d) Teach responsiblity.

13. The message of this book is presented by the author with a strong bias for which he does not do what?
(a) Apologize.
(b) State that he is sorry.
(c) Ask the reader's forgiveness.
(d) Show remorse.

14. In Chapter 4, as Miller thinks about his pain as child without a father, what happens to him?
(a) He begins to heal.
(b) He feels sad.
(c) He gets angry.
(d) He gets sick.

15. What kind of relationship does Miller want with a father?
(a) A generous, loving relationship.
(b) An distant, detached relationship.
(c) A personal, intimate relationship.
(d) Miller does not want a relationship with a father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miller grasp the "God as father" concept, initially?

2. As a child, Miller remembers hearing fairy tales about which animals?

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

4. What group of people does Miller suggest are similar to orphaned elephants?

5. Who gives Miller the key to his new home?

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