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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 telling his father's story as a child, who does Teddy represent in this story?
(a) The author.
(b) The author's brother.
(c) The author's father.
(d) The author's best friend.
2. Who refers to themselves as the "last rose of summer?"
(a) Mrs. Buechner.
(b) Dorothy Parker.
(c) Yvonne.
(d) Mrs. Frederick Buechner.
3. The author's mother lived to within how many days of her ninety-second birthday?
(a) 1.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.
4. The author likens his mother, in her later years, to a millionaire who what?
(a) Wants to help everyone.
(b) Runs out of money.
(c) Hoardes money.
(d) Has to get a job.
5. What fell behind the radiator and required that the building superintendent come to retrieve it?
(a) The cane.
(b) The pillow.
(c) The fan.
(d) The purse.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was in the bowl on top of the bureau in the room of the author's mother?
2. Who tends to more publicly lose touch with themselves and with God, according to the author?
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. What place did the author see as an act of God in his life that he paralleled to the entry into the Promised Land?
5. In describing what he learned after his father's death, what does the author consider a means of grace?
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