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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller asks for what from the reader?
(a) Open mindedness.
(b) Patience.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Sympathy.

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

3. What activity does Miller not enjoy until he begins college?
(a) Gym.
(b) Studying.
(c) Math.
(d) Reading.

4. What is the responsibility of the adult male elephant in a young elephant's life?
(a) To teach the young elephant how to select a mate.
(b) To teach the young elephant to hunt and feed a family.
(c) To show the young elephant what it means to be a male elephant.
(d) To teach the young elephant how to bathe himself.

5. What happens to elephant's behavior when they reach puberty?
(a) They become docile.
(b) They become extremely intelligent.
(c) They become increasingly violent.
(d) They become very sexually aggressive.

6. What does Miller struggle to give up in this journey?
(a) His need to be loved by all.
(b) His search for a father.
(c) His bad habits.
(d) His desire to be perfect.

7. What audience does Miller address in Chapter 6?
(a) All persons who grew up without a father.
(b) This chapter does not address anyone in particular.
(c) Only women who are raising boys as a single mother.
(d) Primarily men who grew up without fathers.

8. Where does this church class meet?
(a) At a local restuarant.
(b) In the church building.
(c) At home of the teacher.
(d) At a community center.

9. Why does Miller not trust the motivations of male authority?
(a) Because he does not have a strong male authority figure in his life.
(b) Because men have been mean to him.
(c) Because he is afraid of men.
(d) Because he has had numerous run-ins with the police.

10. Miller writes about what part of his life in this book?
(a) His adult years only.
(b) His adolescent years only.
(c) His search to understand his life as a boy without a father.
(d) His childhood experiences only.

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

12. True of False: only men who grew up without fathers and boys who are being without fathers will benefit from reading this book.
(a) False. Only young adult males preparing to be fathers should read this book.
(b) False. Male and female readers of all ages can benefit from reading this book.
(c) False. Only single mothers should read this book.
(d) True. Only these type of men and boys will understand this book.

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

14. What does Miller ask God to do?
(a) Miller asks God to make him rich.
(b) Miller asks God to fnd his real father.
(c) Miller asks God to forgive him.
(d) Miller asks God to father him.

15. Miller's stories in Chapter 1 seem to highlight what emotions from his childhood?
(a) Happiness and joy.
(b) Friendship and loyalty.
(c) Anger and frustration.
(d) Loneliness and singleness.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a teenager, one of Miller's most successful and key relationships with a male father figure was with whom?

2. According to the author, what percentage of male prisoners grew up without a father?

3. MIller learns many lessons from watching the MacMurray family? Which of the following is a lesson that Miller does not learn?

4. Why does Miller's Pinewood Derby Car not make it in the derby race?

5. When Miller decides to trust his mentor, what does he let go of?

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