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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Miller believe that the game of chess and life have in common?
(a) Both require strategy and patience.
(b) Both have rules.
(c) Both require the use of a clock.
(d) Chess and life do not have anything in common.

2. How old is Miller when he read his first book, cover to cover?
(a) He has never read any book all the way through.
(b) 20 years of age.
(c) 5 years of age.
(d) 16 years of age.

3. According to Miller, wise moves will pay off, but what can they not do?
(a) Make everyone a winner.
(b) Guarantee security.
(c) Ensure victory.
(d) Make everyone wealthy.

4. As a child, Miller thinks that manhood does not arrive until men are what age?
(a) In their fifties.
(b) In their thirtiies.
(c) When they married.
(d) When they become teenagers.

5. What time do people on the MacMurray household need to be awake by?
(a) There is no set time to wake up.
(b) 6:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) Everyone wakes up early except Miller.

6. Why does Miller refuse to participate in a Bible study group in his church?
(a) Mostly women attended these meetings.
(b) The members would not listen to him.
(c) There were no Bible study groups in his church.
(d) The Bible study groups did not meet at times that were convenient for him.

7. What kinds of decisions should young men make, according to Miller?
(a) Slow decisions.
(b) No decisions.
(c) Wise decisions.
(d) Hasty decisions.

8. Miller's mother dies without doing what?
(a) Making a will.
(b) Telling Miller who his father is.
(c) Telling Miller that she loved him.
(d) Making arrangements for her funeral.

9. Which of the following does not help Miller make successful and wise decisions?
(a) Developing goals.
(b) Breaking goals into steps.
(c) Willpower alone.
(d) Following through on the steps.

10. Who tells Miller about real love in Chapter 9?
(a) Miller's mother.
(b) No one.
(c) Dr. Kinsey.
(d) A married friend.

11. Where does Miller first realize he needs to achieve manhood?
(a) When he falls in love.
(b) Miller believes he has already achieved manhood.
(c) Miller does not believe that men need to achieve manhood.
(d) At a rally for Christian men.

12. What do problems in a person's attitude toward work signal?
(a) Problems in a person's relationship with God.
(b) That the person does not want to work.
(c) Problems with a person's boss.
(d) Problems with a person's family.

13. Miller believes not having a father figure affects what part of a young man's life?
(a) His physical health.
(b) His relationships with women.
(c) Logical reasoning in a man's mind.
(d) Ability to communicate with his family and friends.

14. Which of MacMurray's children gets Miller out of bed by begging to be carried down the stairs?
(a) MacMurray does not have any children.
(b) MacMurray's children are grown.
(c) Cassy MacMurray.
(d) Elle MacMurray.

15. In Chapter 7, why is Miller unsuccessful in his new organization?
(a) He makes negative statements about the organization.
(b) He fails to follow through on two of the major rules.
(c) He is ostracized by the members.
(d) Miller is very successful in this new organization.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Miller the story about a woman who does not return correct change for a purchase?

2. What other group of people besides boys and men without fathers does Miller recognize in Chapter 7?

3. What happens to Miller in the high school class he has to get permission to register for?

4. What grade does Miller make when he finishes this high school class?

5. Which of the following is not an important step of learning to make decisions?

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