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Don Miller (author)
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To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing up Without a Father Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Don Miller (author)
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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 grow up feeling insecure?
(a) Because he does not have money.
(b) Because there are no males around him.
(c) Because he does not believe that he fits into male society.
(d) Because he does not like himself.

2. What were MacMurray and Miller going to do when Miller begins to understand the connection between God and fathers?
(a) Attend a Bible-study class.
(b) Camp out.
(c) Photograph a sunset.
(d) Attend a school program.

3. According to MacMurray, which of the following is not an important task for families?
(a) Submit to authority.
(b) Teach responsiblity.
(c) Promote maturity.
(d) Promote unity.

4. Where does this church class meet?
(a) At a community center.
(b) In the church building.
(c) At home of the teacher.
(d) At a local restuarant.

5. According to Miller, another necessary characteristic of God's love that is required in father-son love is the ability to do what?
(a) Punish people.
(b) Make people well.
(c) Forgive people.
(d) Make decisions for humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a teenager, one of Miller's most successful and key relationships with a male father figure was with whom?

2. As a child, which animal does Miller most want to own?

3. As a child, what type of clubs does Miller think men participated in?

4. Why does Miller join a church in Boring, Oregon?

5. The author uses the prologue to do which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Miller admits to being resentful towards authority figures. To whom is he referring and why?

2. Miller describes how on their first musth, young, orphaned elephants go into the wild and find a male mentor who shows them how to be a male elephant. If the young elephant cannot do this, what happens to the young elephant?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. In Chapter 5, Miller begins to identify the positive and negative characteristics of God's love. What are these characteristics?

7. 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?

8. In Chapter 1, Miller describes several events and activities in which he attempts to interact with adult men. Most of these experiences do not appear to have been successful. In addition to camping, making a derby car, and playing with a remote-controlled airplane, what other "manly man" activities may Miller have missed because he did not have a father?

9. In Chapter 6, Authority, Miller uses a metaphor of airline pilots warning each other about weather conditions. What point is Miller illustrating with this story?

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

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