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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. According to the author, what does God give us that helps us finish with the past and remove the power of the past to hurt us?
(a) Strength.
(b) Love.
(c) Memory.
(d) Faith.

2. How old was the author when his father committed suicide?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

3. 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?
(a) The Last Battle
(b) The Prophet.
(c) Les Malheurs de Sophie.
(d) Now and Then.

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

5. What place did the author see as an act of God in his life that he paralleled to the entry into the Promised Land?
(a) Vermont.
(b) California.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Bermuda.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. The author's mother's motto, translated from French is, "you have to ____ in order to be beautiful."

4. What renders distinctions between past, present and future meaningless, according to the author?

5. How many years after his father's suicide did the author write "The Return of Ansel Gibbs?"

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