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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Miller in the high school class he has to get permission to register for?
(a) He fails the class.
(b) He drops out of school.
(c) He learns that he really liked psychology.
(d) He finally understands his life.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 10, Miller tells the story of giving a talk to a group. What was the subject of this talk?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Sex.
(c) Boys raised without fathers.
(d) Faith journey.

6. Why do Travis and Miller think they may go to prison?
(a) 85% of men in prison do not have fathers.
(b) All boys without fathers go to prison.
(c) Making stupid decisions at the wrong time.
(d) They have broken many laws.

7. Which of the following is not a true statement about work according to MacMurray?
(a) Work is a reward from God.
(b) Work is spiritual.
(c) Work is a necessity of life.
(d) All work is honorable.

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

9. 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) Scar tissue.
(b) "Father wound."
(c) "Hole in the up of a man's soul."
(d) There is no term for this.

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

11. In Chapter 11, what valuable lesson does Miller learn when living with the MacMurrays?
(a) To be brave.
(b) To tell the truth.
(c) To be responsible.
(d) To have faith.

12. In Chapter 12 on work ethics, Miller uses a story about children to illustrate his point. What does he learn about children?
(a) Children are a blessing.
(b) Children wake early and wake everyone up.
(c) Chldren are loud and noisy.
(d) Children are to be seen and not heard.

13. in Chapter 11, which object is used to teach Miller a valuable lesson about honesty?
(a) There was no object.
(b) A stolen wallet.
(c) A car.
(d) A cell phone.

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

15. Who gives Miller permission to register for the high school class he wanted to take?
(a) The guidance counselor.
(b) No one. He just showed up for the class.
(c) The class teacher.
(d) The principal, Mr. Martindale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do sex researchers demonstrate in their research?

2. Which of the following does Miller believe that the game of chess and life have in common?

3. How much of MacMurray's work efforts pay off?

4. 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?

5. When Miller is able to find a men's Bible study group, what happens?

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