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

2. What was in the bowl on top of the bureau in the room of the author's mother?
(a) Gum.
(b) Licorice.
(c) Peppermints.
(d) M & Ms.

3. What title did the author write when he was in his fifties and his mom was in her eighties?
(a) Now and Then.
(b) The Return of Ansel Gibbs.
(c) The Sacred Journey.
(d) Telling Secrets.

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

5. What was the name of the woman the author's mother had trouble understanding because of her thick accent?
(a) Yvonne.
(b) Margorie.
(c) Margie.
(d) Evelyn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what language is the dedication written in "Godric?"

3. In the room in which the author writes, how many pieces of stained glass sit in his windows?

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

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

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