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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many dialogue excerpts are in "Telling Secrets?"
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. Which island shop had ceiling fans?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Trimingham's.
(d) Phoenix Drugstore.

3. What was the author's mother-in-law's health diagnosis?
(a) Congestive heart failure.
(b) Alzheimer's.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Lupus.

4. The author also read "A Testament of Devotion," written by _____.
(a) Mary Strong.
(b) Noel Coward.
(c) Thomas Kelly.
(d) Dorothy Parker.

5. The author read the "Letters of the Scattered Brotherhood," written by _____.
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Noel Coward.
(c) Thomas Kelly.
(d) Mary Strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author's mother in his dream about her?

2. What does the author say we are constantly putting off and on like coats and hats against the world's weather?

3. The author's mother's motto, translated from French is, "you have to ____ in order to be beautiful."

4. The author suggested a fire to "fix" the church, leaving only ___ and the people?

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

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