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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what valuable lesson does Miller learn when living with the MacMurrays?

2. Who should man work to please, according to MacMurray?

3. in Chapter 11, which object is used to teach Miller a valuable lesson about honesty?

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

5. According the audience who listened to Miller give his talk, what happens to men who "take a moral high ground"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Girls, Miller asserts that growing up without a father has left him poorly prepared to be in a relationship. Why is this surprising?

2. In Chapter 8, Miller states that young men without fathers as role models are more likely to experience negative consequences in life. What evidence does Miller provide to support this statement?

3. According to Miller and MacMurray, how does sin start?

4. In Chapter 11, the author focuses on the importance of reading as a significant skill for success in life. What does he say?

5. In Chapter 7, Manhood, Miller attends a Promise Keepers rally and then joins the organization. However, he struggles with this membership. Why did he join and what were his struggles?

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

7. Chapter 11 is short and Miller learns some very valuable life lessons. What is different about this chapter?

8. In Chapter 12, Miller examines work ethic with several stories. What are characteristics of a good work ethic according to Miller?

9. In Chapter 11, Miller uses an example from a movie about a woman who does not return proper change for a purchase. This story illustrates an unusual way to describe sin. What is this?

10. Many people, including the famous Dr. Alfred Kinsey, have researched sex. What have we learned from these sex researchers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miller ends the book with a return to a spiritual focus on faith and hope. What does he say he has learned about faith, hope, and a spiritual relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Education is another area in a boys life that is impacted by the absence of a father. Miller talks about his educational turning points. Identify the two turning points he describes in Chapter 13. Discuss why they were significant experiences for him.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, Miller specifically addresses authority and love. He uses authority in a very positive manner. He goes so far in Chapter 5 and in Chapter 6 to suggest that submission to authority is crucial to one's faith journey and for men raised without fathers. How do you define authority? Do you agree with Miller's assertion that authority is positive and one should submit to it in order to understand father-son love or to complete your faith journey?

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