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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author describe as the "living heart and command center" of his mother's room?
(a) Dressing Table.
(b) Chaise Lounge.
(c) Bed.
(d) Bureau.

2. Who wrote "The Last Battle?"
(a) Frederick Buechner.
(b) C.S. Lewis.
(c) E.M. Forster.
(d) Noel Coward.

3. In "The White Tower", the author describes his father as the young man in the gray slacks and maroon _______.
(a) Sweater.
(b) Shirt.
(c) Vest.
(d) Jacket.

4. Who bought the world and "home" back to the author each day?
(a) His wife.
(b) His writing.
(c) His children.
(d) His books.

5. How many years after attending theological seminary did the author started teaching at Harvard?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place of torment eventually becomes home if you live there long enough, according to the author?

2. According to the author, besides himself, who else to some degree is like the White Tower?

3. What was the make of the family car used for the 1936 suicide?

4. The author describes his sick daughter's behavior as a way of striking out to be what?

5. What place did the author see as an act of God in his life that he paralleled to the entry into the Promised Land?

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