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

2. What was in the bowl on top of the bureau in the room of the author's mother?
(a) Peppermints.
(b) Licorice.
(c) Gum.
(d) M & Ms.

3. In what language is the dedication written in "Godric?"
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Latin.

4. What did the author's mother use when she "struck to kill?"
(a) Chair.
(b) Book.
(c) Tongue.
(d) Cane.

5. According to the author, what is the doorway to healing and forgiveness?
(a) Faith.
(b) Communciation.
(c) Memory.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author when his father committed suicide?

2. The author said that he told his father's story both as the child "I was in 1936 and still am in ___."

3. In "The Last Battle", who stoops and touches the dwarves with his tongue?

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

5. What is the title of the book the author wrote to tell the story of his father to a child?

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