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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. The family had retired from which city?
(a) Houston.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Seattle.
2. Where did Buechner teach?
(a) High school.
(b) Middle school.
(c) College.
(d) Graduate school.
3. Freddy's ideas may seem crazy yet they offer a sense of _____.
(a) Learning.
(b) Grace.
(c) Hope.
(d) Pain.
4. Who wrote the inspirational work?
(a) Frost.
(b) Baum.
(c) Milton.
(d) Eliot.
5. How many years does it take Buechner to grieve over his father's death?
(a) 10.
(b) .20.
(c) 5.
(d) 30.
Short Answer Questions
1. Buechner experienced what reaction when given orders?
2. What type of furniture was referred to as being "ragged?"
3. Which vow have the members of the group taken?
4. At this point in the story, Buechner decides to move to which city?
5. What had happened to the person's family members?
Short Essay Questions
1. The story about Naya foreshadows an issue faced by Buechner in years to come. What is the issue? Why does it occur?
2. What did the author do after developing this new curiosity about Jesus and salvation?
3. What was Freddy's next step in finding answers to this new predicament?
4. Examine the impact of the attack on Pearl Harbor as it affects the human spirit.
5. What happens to Freddy after he is discharged from the Army?
6. How does Freddy view Naya? What do the woman and the boy have in common? What is special about the woman?
7. Discuss Freddy's basic training. What causes Freddy to make adjustments? What does Freddy learn?
8. How does Freddy compare Oz to a higher power?
9. How does Buechner view the "beyond time" events that occur after he leaves Princeton?
10. Discuss Buechner's first book. What is the title? Who inspired the content? What is the main theme?
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