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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. MacMurray criticizes which parts of Miller's work ethic?
(a) His sleep and work habits.
(b) Miller has no problems with his work ethics.
(c) His laziness.
(d) His getting to lwork late.

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

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

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

5. When happens to teach Miller that men must purposely take responsibility?
(a) Miller's friend, Travis, is arrested.
(b) Miller discovers he owes money to IRS.
(c) Miller is arrested.
(d) Miller never learns this lesson.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, Miller thinks that manhood does not arrive until men are what age?

2. What do problems in a person's attitude toward work signal?

3. Who tells Miller about real love in Chapter 9?

4. What does protecting the value of sex as part of commitment save, according to Miller?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Miller states that his definition of manhood changed over time. How did it change?

2. What event changes Miller's attitude about his ability to be a good student in high school?

3. Miller stresses the importance of making wise decisions in Chapter 8. He believes young men without fathers need to be intentional about learning to make decisions. How does he recommend they do this and why?

4. In Chapter 10, Why does Miller promote maturity for young men?

5. In Chapter 13, the author describes his struggle with his self-esteem as a child. How does this affect his school performance?

6. In Chapter 12, work is defined as honorable and spiritual. What does this mean?

7. What strategies does Miller recommend for learning to make wise decisions?

8. Chapter 7 is the last chapter in which Miller talks extensively about his mother. How does his thinking about his mother change from the beginning of this book to this chapter?

9. Miller learns to play chess from a friend. He also tells a story about a man, Salome Thomas-El teaching boys from a ghetto to play chess. He sees a connection between playing chess and life for young men raised without fathers. What is this connection?

10. Miller learns the secret to a successful love relationship from a married friend. According this married friend, what is this secret and what does it look like?

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