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

2. What did the author's mother use when she "struck to kill?"
(a) Tongue.
(b) Cane.
(c) Book.
(d) Chair.

3. What was the name of the woman who came nights but according to the author's mother was late because of the subway?
(a) Mary.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Yvonne.
(d) Margie.

4. How old was the author when his mother made him feel like a traitor for writing the fictionalized "Ansel Gibbs" about his father's death?
(a) 32.
(b) 52.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

5. What was the make of the family car used for the 1936 suicide?
(a) Hudson.
(b) Chrysler.
(c) Chevrolet.
(d) Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what is the doorway to healing and forgiveness?

2. What was the name of the woman the author's mother had trouble understanding because of her thick accent?

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

4. The author's mother lived to within how many days of her ninety-second birthday?

5. In describing what he learned after his father's death, what does the author consider a means of grace?

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