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

2. When the dwarves are offered food, what do they think it is?
(a) Poisoned.
(b) Good.
(c) Spoiled.
(d) Offal.

3. What is the title of the book the author wrote to tell the story of his father to a child?
(a) Ansel Gibbs.
(b) The Wizard's Tide.
(c) Now and Then.
(d) The Last Battle.

4. The author's mother lived to within how many days of her ninety-second birthday?
(a) 15.
(b) 1.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

5. After his father's suicide, where did the author's mom move the family?
(a) Miami.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Cape Hatteras.
(d) Halifax.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of the first autobiography written by the author?

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

4. What did the author's mother use when she "struck to kill?"

5. What was the title of the lost book the author's mother hunted for in her room?

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