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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Belonging.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Miller particularly upset with older men?
(a) They are not interested in him.
(b) They do not understand him.
(c) Their apparent show of powers.
(d) Their lives are easy.

2. As a child and adolescent, who does Miller resent?
(a) Fathers who left their families.
(b) Authority figures.
(c) Friends who had fathers.
(d) Rich people.

3. What is the responsibility of the adult male elephant in a young elephant's life?
(a) To teach the young elephant how to bathe himself.
(b) To show the young elephant what it means to be a male elephant.
(c) To teach the young elephant how to select a mate.
(d) To teach the young elephant to hunt and feed a family.

4. Where are Miller and John MacMurray when Miller first begins to understand the relationship between God and fathers?
(a) At work.
(b) On a trip up a mountain.
(c) At home.
(d) In church.

5. How does the ability to accept a spiritual connection between God and fathers help Miller?
(a) It allows Miller to find a father.
(b) It has not impact on Miller.
(c) It allows Miller to experience a sense of belonging.
(d) It helps Miller to feel accepted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Miller offered a home when living in Boring, Oregon?

2. How, specifically, does Mr. Gentiles help Miller?

3. Miller's uses many words to describe his meeting with MacMurray. Which of the following is not a work he used to describe his meeting with MacMurray?

4. Chapter 1 emphasizes what difficulties for boys who grow up without fathers?

5. As a child, Miller remembers hearing fairy tales about which animals?

(see the answer key)

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