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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. Why does Miller join a church in Boring, Oregon?
(a) He is lonely.
(b) He is invited to attend.
(c) He is bored with life.
(d) He is very spiritual man.

2. Chapter 5 has a high degree of tension and describes a significant turning point in Miller's life. In literature this is referred as the _____________.
(a) Climax of the book.
(b) Middle of the book.
(c) Prologue of the book.
(d) Summary of the book.

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

4. In Chapter 1, Miller discusses several attempts to find a father figure during what part of his life?
(a) His childhood and youth.
(b) His young adult years only.
(c) His teen age years only.
(d) His birth.

5. What group of people does Miller suggest are similar to orphaned elephants?
(a) Children from single-parent families.
(b) Foster children in the child welfare system.
(c) All prisoners in in the United States.
(d) Male prisoners who grow up without a father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What audience does Miller address in Chapter 6?

2. What does Miller do after completing high school?

3. What does Miller state that the dragon reminds him of?

4. Miller also remembers watching a documentary on what animal?

5. How does Miller grasp the "God as father" concept, initially?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Miller begins to understand the importance of a relationship with God as a "father figure." What does he learn?

2. Miller identifies several areas in his life affected by not having a father. What are these areas?

3. Miller suggests that as a child he was attracted to stories about dwarfs and dragons. In particular, he wanted to own and ride a dragon. He believes that the dragon took on the role of a father figure. What characteristics of the dragon do you believe remind him of a father figure?

4. According to the information in the prologue, who is the intended audience for this book?

5. The author's writing style should appeal to whom?

6. What kind of experience did writing this book provide the author?

7. In Chapter 6, Miller's tone changes. He also more exclusively addresses his intended audience. How does his tone change and what positive and negative effect can these changes have on the reader?

8. Chapter 5 is considered the "climax" of this book. What does this mean?

9. In Chapter 2, Miller again tells stories that span his life. What is the effect of this storytelling approach on the reader?

10. Miller presents statistics about the percentage of males in prison raised without a father. He suggests there is a connection between these statistics and the orphaned elephants. What is this connection?

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