The Sacred Journey; a Memoir of Early Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Sacred Journey; a Memoir of Early Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The author recalls snacking on ____ chocolate and French bread.

2. What was the name of the author's famous spouse?

3. Buechner talks about the cold weather they faced while driving through which mountain range?

4. Freddy compared the island to which of the following?

5. Mr. Buechner left which of the following in a book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Freddy most admire about Grandma Buechner? How does Freddy view the relationship between mother and daughter-in-law?

2. What are Buechner's thoughts regarding adulthood and emotional maturity?

3. Who is Mrs. Taylor? What was her relationship to Freddy?

4. Discuss the reference Buechner makes to Dylan Thomas. Which poem is mentioned? What is the theme explored by Buechner?

5. Why does Buechner use Eden as a reference? How does it relate to the way people see the world? What is the main difference between the views of adults and children?

6. Discuss the presence of Grandma Buechner. How close is the family to the grandmother?

7. What is the first sign that the world is not always a safe place for little Freddy?

8. What is Freddy's opinion regarding the memories of the dead?

9. Discuss the duplicity of Freddy's father and how it affects the child.

10. What came out of this experience regarding the noise in a person's every day life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author spends a great deal of time seeking answers. What types of questions are Buechner most likely to ask? Who does Freddy turn to for wisdom and guidance? Does the author find the answers to the questions he needs answered the most? Explain. Have you ever experienced any similar situations? What was the outcome? Do you think the author will ever receive answers to all of his questions? Explain. Also discuss the overall journey for truth that is relayed in the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Freddy's fear of losing his home. Early on Freddy began to fear that the world would collapse around him. This seemed to apply most to the home where Freddy desperately needed to feel safe. What about the home situation created this fear in Freddy? Was it a justified or rational fear? Explain. Is there a proper term for this type of fear? How was it handled? Did Freddy ever get over the fear? How did Freddy's fears become realized when he went off to school? Did Jamie suffer from this same issue?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Freddy's relationship with Naya and Grandpa Kuhn. What was the relationship between Kathy's parents and the boys? What about the grandparents' house gave the Buechners a sense of security that could be found nowhere else? What was unusual about Naya? What was the relationship like between Kathy and her parents? How did Naya continue to influence Freddy's life?

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