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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. What word best describes Buechner as a child?
(a) Rebel.
(b) Bookworm.
(c) Studious.
(d) Lazy.
2. Buechner begins to believe that one day _____ will change the way he sees the world.
(a) Literature.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Love.
(d) Christianity.
3. At this point in the story, Buechner decides to move to which city?
(a) New York.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Raleigh.
4. Where does Buechner go for basic training?
(a) Alabama.
(b) California.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Kansas.
5. Buechner begins to notice the ____ in each person's life.
(a) Goodness.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Pain.
(d) Joy.
Short Answer Questions
1. The enemy is referred to as being ______.
2. What subject is the focus of the teacher's class?
3. What type of furniture was referred to as being "ragged?"
4. Who did the family move in with after leaving the island?
5. The author states that ______ is often responsible for significant moments in one's life.
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to the Buechners after they leave Bermuda?
2. What new goal does Freddy set at this time? What is the main hindrance to the goal?
3. Explain what Buechner means by the phrase "beyond time."
4. Explain Buechner's "beyond time" moment with a former school friend. What is the realization that comes from the event?
5. Discuss Freddy's basic training. What causes Freddy to make adjustments? What does Freddy learn?
6. How does Freddy view Naya? What do the woman and the boy have in common? What is special about the woman?
7. What was Freddy's next step in finding answers to this new predicament?
8. What did the author do after developing this new curiosity about Jesus and salvation?
9. Discuss the influence of Mr. Martin on Freddy. What does Freddy learn from Martin? What step does Freddy take next?
10. Once again the Buechners are faced with a family tragedy. What is the tragedy? How does it affect Freddy?
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