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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author recalls snacking on ____ chocolate and French bread.
(a) Hershey's.
(b) German.
(c) Swiss.
(d) English.

2. Everyone should be conscious of what the ____ is/are trying to tell us.
(a) Dead.
(b) Heart.
(c) Elements.
(d) Politicians.

3. What was the girl's name?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Abby.
(c) Wendy.
(d) Virginia.

4. Which is a song often sung by the author's parents while they were out on car rides?
(a) Bibbity Bobbity Boo.
(b) 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.
(c) Tea For Two.
(d) Me and My Shadow.

5. What name does the author use when referring to paradise?
(a) Dreamland.
(b) Utopia.
(c) Eden.
(d) Shangri-la.

6. How old is Freddy when he begins to write his memoir?
(a) 40.
(b) 70.
(c) 50.
(d) 60.

7. The author refers to the moves that took place during which time period?
(a) Watergate era.
(b) Post-War America.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) Great Depression.

8. What was the planned event for the day?
(a) Movies.
(b) Football game.
(c) Barbecue.
(d) Day at the beach.

9. Which of these things is not mentioned as being absent from paradise?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Agony.
(c) Death.
(d) Fear.

10. Buechner says the voice of the man downstairs was fruity and _____.
(a) Quiet.
(b) Hollow.
(c) Flowery.
(d) Sharp.

11. How many children were there in Mr. Buechner's family?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

12. Mr. Buechner left which of the following in a book?
(a) Money.
(b) Note.
(c) Phone number.
(d) Bookmark.

13. The woman used to fascinate Freddy by playing with which item?
(a) Go cart.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Abacus.
(d) False teeth.

14. Buechner refers to which one of his other books?
(a) A Long Day's Dying.
(b) Lion Country.
(c) The Alphabet of Grace.
(d) Final Feast.

15. What was the character's name?
(a) Jane.
(b) Captain.
(c) Gulliver.
(d) Rinkitink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buechner often told people his father died from which of the following?

2. Who made a special trip to join the family for the day?

3. The author uses the poem to refer to the _____ of one's early childhood.

4. What was the name of Grandmother's father?

5. Which of the following is not one of the things that could flatten the house in seconds?

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