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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dwarves in the Stable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the dwarves are offered wine, what do they think it is?
(a) Tea with arsenic.
(b) Ditch water.
(c) Blood.
(d) Poison.

2. In the Introduction, who does the author quote regarding the definition for "story" versus "plot?"
(a) Himself.
(b) E.M. Forster.
(c) C.S. Lewis.
(d) R. Kipling

3. The author's mother's motto, translated from French is, "you have to ____ in order to be beautiful."
(a) Work.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Suffer.
(d) Practice.

4. In "Godric" what is the name of the father of the title character?
(a) Bean.
(b) Aedlward.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Aslan.

5. What renders distinctions between past, present and future meaningless, according to the author?
(a) Death.
(b) Healing.
(c) Love.
(d) Memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author when his father committed suicide?

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

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

4. What condition made it almost impossible for the author's mom to walk during her last year of life?

5. Who tends to more publicly lose touch with themselves and with God, according to the author?

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