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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 talks about English money weighing down his pockets; the heavy coppers, florins and __.
(a) Pound Notes.
(b) Half Crowns.
(c) Threepenny bits.
(d) Sixpences.

2. In regards to beauty, the author's mother said you have a better chance of finding a lost cane again, than finding what?
(a) Blue eyes and golden hair.
(b) Kissable lips and golden hair.
(c) Wrinkle free and smooth skin.
(d) Clear eyes and blemish free skin.

3. In what year was "The Sacred Journey" written?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1982.

4. Where were the ashes of the author's father buried?
(a) Union City.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Hackensack.
(d) Essex.

5. The author's sick daughter was more afraid of what than death?
(a) Being rejected.
(b) Coming home.
(c) Being hospitalized.
(d) Gaining weight.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the room of the author's mother what kind of magazines are on her chaise lounge?

2. According to the author, what could you buy in the island shop called Trimingham's?

3. In the 1950s, the author attended theological seminary in what city?

4. What illness did Dudley Knott battle just before the author met him and they became friends?

5. What does the author describe as the "living heart and command center" of his mother's room?

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