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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miller state that a "callused heart toward sin" is?
(a) Something people are born with.
(b) An emotional response.
(c) A character flaw.
(d) Easy to change.

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

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

4. Miller's belief that he did not learn much about girls seems odd for a man who was raised in what kind of environment?
(a) A predominantly female environment.
(b) A multicultural environment.
(c) A predominantly male environment.
(d) A bi-racial environment.

5. When Miller observes the girl breaking up with several boys, what is he doing?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Eating a meal.
(c) Talking to a friend.
(d) Writing.

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

7. In Chapter 11, Miller learns lessons about work. What does Miller say discourages him about work?
(a) Watching someone put a lot of time into a project to have it not work.
(b) Having to work.
(c) Not having time to spend with family and friends.
(d) Making enough money to live on.

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

9. Miller believes a famous person he saw interviewed is example of _____________?
(a) A person who does not have to pay for their sins.
(b) A callused heart toward sin.
(c) A person who raised without a father.
(d) God's ability to forgive people who sin.

10. Miller uses the story of a girl who met and broke up with several boys in one morning to illustrate his points about girls. How many boys did this girl talk to in this story?
(a) Five.
(b) Three
(c) None.
(d) Too many to count.

11. According to Miller, why does he neglect his homework?
(a) He hates to study.
(b) He works at night.
(c) He is on a sports team and does not have time.
(d) He is not supervised in the evening.

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

13. What year in high school did Miller experience a significant turning point?
(a) Miller was never in high school.
(b) Freshman year.
(c) Miller never experienced a turning point in high school.
(d) Senior year.

14. According to Miller, why should young men say no to cheap sex?
(a) To save money.
(b) To avoid diseases.
(c) To protect women.
(d) To strengthen families.

15. What organization did Miller join in order to develop his idea of manhood?
(a) A gym.
(b) A sports club.
(c) Promise Keepers.
(d) The local YMCA.

Short Answer Questions

1. MacMurray criticizes which parts of Miller's work ethic?

2. In Chapter 10, Miller gives a talk referring to "taking a moral high ground." Which of the following does this phrase not refer to?

3. In Chapter 10, Miller tells the story of giving a talk. Where does Miller give his talk?

4. According to MacMurray, how does a person learn to not feel guilt when doing bad things?

5. What does Miller say God gives for moral protection?

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