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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Elle MacMurray.
(d) Cassy MacMurray.

2. What does MacMurray believe is his payment for high-quality work?
(a) Sacrifices in time with his family.
(b) MacMurray does not have to pay for quality work.
(c) Everyone pays MacMurray for his best work.
(d) Many failed trips to get pictures.

3. In the story of a woman who does not return correct change for a purchase, what is equated with a callused heart?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Being unlovable.
(c) Sin.
(d) Heart surgery.

4. What do sex researchers demonstrate in their research?
(a) Sex is not necessary for people.
(b) Sex is addictive.
(c) Sex does not exists apart from emotions.
(d) Sex is good for emotional well-being.

5. What book does Miller first read cover to cover?
(a) A book of Emily Dickinson poems.
(b) A comic book.
(c) A book on how to write your own memoir.
(d) An autobiography of President Eisenhower.

6. When Miller is able to find a men's Bible study group, what happens?
(a) The men schedule secret meetings and do not tell Miller.
(b) The men accept Miller quickly.
(c) He is uncomfortable because the men use hunting and car metaphors in their discussions.
(d) The men are mean to him.

7. In the book, "Wild at Heart', what is the wound left in a man's soul by the absence of a father referred to as?
(a) "Hole in the up of a man's soul."
(b) Scar tissue.
(c) There is no term for this.
(d) "Father wound."

8. Miller believes that sex is never simply what type of response?
(a) An aggressive response.
(b) A biological response.
(c) An emotional response.
(d) An enjoyable response.

9. In Chapter 9, Miller describes a story of watching a girl who met and broke up with several girls. What is the setting of the meetings between this girl and the boys?
(a) Restaurant.
(b) Coffee shop.
(c) Laundromat.
(d) Park.

10. What other group of people besides boys and men without fathers does Miller recognize in Chapter 7?
(a) Women who grow up without a father.
(b) Miller does not recognize any other groups in this chapter.
(c) All men and women with fathers.
(d) Mothers of boys without fathers.

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

12. Why does Miller date girls?
(a) Because he likes girls.
(b) To prove he was a man.
(c) Miller did not like to date girls.
(d) Validation for his ego.

13. Miller writes Chapter 11 without making reference to whom?
(a) Boys who are raised without fathers.
(b) Mentors.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Fathers.

14. What grade does Miller make when he finishes this high school class?
(a) The lowest grade in the class.
(b) Second highest grade in the class.
(c) He never finishes the class.
(d) He withdraws from the class.

15. According to MacMurray, how does a person learn to not feel guilt when doing bad things?
(a) A person's parents teach him to not feel guilty.
(b) A person is born with the ability to not feel guilty.
(c) A person chooses to do wrong things.
(d) A person starts with telling the little lies and half-truths.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Miller's friends tells Miller about real love. What does Miller's friends state is a core characteristic of real love?

2. How old is Miller when he read his first book, cover to cover?

3. What kinds of decisions should young men make, according to Miller?

4. Which of the following men taught chess to boys to teach them decision-making skills?

5. Miller also tells a story of watching an interview with a famous person which teaches him more about sin. Who was this famous person?

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