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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the author when his mother made him feel like a traitor for writing the fictionalized "Ansel Gibbs" about his father's death?
(a) 35.
(b) 52.
(c) 40.
(d) 32.

2. The author likens the way we scurry through life to ____, in how we keep busy, busy, ignoring the big things while small things loom large.
(a) Lizards.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Ants.

3. What is the title of the book the author wrote to tell the story of his father to a child?
(a) Ansel Gibbs.
(b) The Last Battle.
(c) Now and Then.
(d) The Wizard's Tide.

4. Who wrote "The Man Who Was Thursday?"
(a) Thomas Kelly.
(b) G.K. Chesterton.
(c) Noel Coward.
(d) The author.

5. According to the author, what does God give us that helps us finish with the past and remove the power of the past to hurt us?
(a) Faith.
(b) Memory.
(c) Love.
(d) Strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the dwarves are offered food, what do they think it is?

2. In what war was Dudley Knott a naval officer?

3. In telling his father's story as a child, who does Teddy represent in this story?

4. Which island shop had ceiling fans?

5. What is on the second floor of the White Tower?

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