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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. The author likens his mother, in her later years, to a millionaire who what?
(a) Runs out of money.
(b) Has to get a job.
(c) Hoardes money.
(d) Wants to help everyone.

2. What is the title of the first autobiography written by the author?
(a) Telling Secrets.
(b) The Sacred Journey.
(c) The Last Battle.
(d) Now and Then.

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

4. What renders distinctions between past, present and future meaningless, according to the author?
(a) Memory.
(b) Love.
(c) Healing.
(d) Death.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many failed marriages did the author's mother have after his father died?

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

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

5. After his father's suicide, where did the author's mom move the family?

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