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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. Who wrote "The Last Battle?"
(a) Frederick Buechner.
(b) C.S. Lewis.
(c) E.M. Forster.
(d) Noel Coward.

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

3. In the Introduction, how many books does the author mention that dealt with the headlines of his life?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

5. In the Introduction, what is the title of the book the author cites as dealing with the interior of his life?
(a) Now and Then.
(b) Godric.
(c) The Sacred Journey.
(d) Telling Secrets.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes his sick daughter's behavior as a way of striking out to be 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. What was in the bowl on top of the bureau in the room of the author's mother?

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

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