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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The White Tower.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author's sick daughter was more afraid of what than death?
(a) Being hospitalized.
(b) Gaining weight.
(c) Coming home.
(d) Being rejected.

2. After his father's suicide, where did the author's mom move the family?
(a) Halifax.
(b) Cape Hatteras.
(c) Miami.
(d) Bermuda.

3. In the Introduction, how many books does the author mention that dealt with the headlines of his life?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. Who wrote "The Last Battle?"
(a) C.S. Lewis.
(b) E.M. Forster.
(c) Frederick Buechner.
(d) Noel Coward.

5. What does the author say we are constantly putting off and on like coats and hats against the world's weather?
(a) Faith.
(b) Love.
(c) Anger.
(d) Self.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author's sick daughter had to be hospitalized, how many miles away was she?

2. In the Introduction, what is the title of the book the author cites as dealing with the interior of his life?

3. Losing track of our "____," according to the author, means being impoverished humanly and spiritually.

4. In the Introduction, who does the author quote regarding the definition for "story" versus "plot?"

5. The author likens his mother, in her later years, to a millionaire who what?

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