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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dwarves in the Stable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Introduction, who does the author quote regarding the definition for "story" versus "plot?"
(a) E.M. Forster.
(b) C.S. Lewis.
(c) Himself.
(d) R. Kipling

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

3. Where were the ashes of the author's father buried?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Essex.
(c) Hackensack.
(d) Union City.

4. To the author's mother, being beautiful was her ______.
(a) Business.
(b) Triumph.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Flaw.

5. What was the name of the woman the author's mother had trouble understanding because of her thick accent?
(a) Yvonne.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Margie.
(d) Margorie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tends to more publicly lose touch with themselves and with God, according to the author?

2. What fell behind the radiator and required that the building superintendent come to retrieve it?

3. Three acts of God mentioned by the author that appear in scripture are the Exodus, the ___, and the entry into the Promised Land.

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

5. What is the title of the first autobiography written by the author?

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