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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Basement Room.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what street was the apartment in which the author's mother died?
(a) 79th.
(b) 42nd.
(c) 82nd.
(d) 69th.

2. "For the last ____ years" of her life, the author's mother saw almost no one except immediate family.
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

3. What is the last name of the author's mother-in-law?
(a) Tillich.
(b) Merck.
(c) Knott.
(d) Parker.

4. The author dreamed about his mother after she ___.
(a) Became ill.
(b) Remarried.
(c) Moved to Bermuda.
(d) Died.

5. What condition made it almost impossible for the author's mom to walk during her last year of life?
(a) Severely bowed-legs.
(b) Arthritic knees.
(c) Fractured foot.
(d) Amputation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes about his teaching experience at Harvard that "the danger of pluralism is that it becomes ______."

2. Near the Atlantic Ocean, what place is a crazy place to live, according to the author?

3. How many years after his father's suicide did the author write "The Return of Ansel Gibbs?"

4. Who built the White Tower?

5. When the dwarves are offered wine, what do they think it is?

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