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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 mid 1970's, how may teenage children did the author have?
(a) None.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What was the title of the lost book the author's mother hunted for in her room?
(a) The Last Battle.
(b) Les Malheurs de Sophie.
(c) Ansel Gibbs.
(d) Now and Then.

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

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

5. In Part One of the book, what was not a tradition in the Buechner family in relation to death?
(a) Last rites.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Churches.
(d) Ministers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Last Battle?"

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

3. In regards to beauty, the author's mother said you have a better chance of finding a lost cane again, than finding what?

4. The author said that he told his father's story both as the child "I was in 1936 and still am in ___."

5. What is the title of the book written by Kahlil Gibran that is on the table next to the chaise lounge in the author's mother's room?

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