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

2. Where were the ashes of the author's father buried?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Hackensack.
(c) Union City.
(d) Essex.

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

4. To whom is the book "Godric" dedicated?
(a) A mother.
(b) A sibling.
(c) A father.
(d) A grandparent.

5. In what month during1936 did the author's father commit suicide?
(a) November.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) February.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refers to themselves as the "last rose of summer?"

2. 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?

3. What fell behind the radiator and required that the building superintendent come to retrieve it?

4. In Part One of the book, what was not a tradition in the Buechner family in relation to death?

5. As the author's mother aged, she complained about her looks, saying her hair looked like what?

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