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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes about his teaching experience at Harvard that "the danger of pluralism is that it becomes ______."
(a) Egalitarianism.
(b) Factionalism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Anarchism.

2. Three acts of God mentioned by the author that appear in scripture are the Exodus, the ___, and the entry into the Promised Land.
(a) Crucifixion.
(b) Cross.
(c) Confession.
(d) Covenant.

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

4. What title did the author write when he was in his fifties and his mom was in her eighties?
(a) The Return of Ansel Gibbs.
(b) Telling Secrets.
(c) The Sacred Journey.
(d) Now and Then.

5. What does the author say we are constantly putting off and on like coats and hats against the world's weather?
(a) Self.
(b) Love.
(c) Faith.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, what is the title of the book the author cites as dealing with the interior of his life?

2. Losing track of our "____," according to the author, means being impoverished humanly and spiritually.

3. In Part One of the book, what was not a tradition in the Buechner family in relation to death?

4. Which island shop had ceiling fans?

5. In what language is the dedication written in "Godric?"

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