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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. 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 Last Battle
(c) The Prophet.
(d) Les Malheurs de Sophie.

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

3. In complaining about her looks, what did the author's mother say "don't fit?"
(a) Glasses.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Wig.

4. In "The Last Battle", who stoops and touches the dwarves with his tongue?
(a) Bean.
(b) Aslan.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Godric.

5. The author's sick daughter was more afraid of what than death?
(a) Being rejected.
(b) Gaining weight.
(c) Being hospitalized.
(d) Coming home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the woman the author's mother had trouble understanding because of her thick accent?

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

3. When the dwarves are offered food, what do they think it is?

4. To the author's mother, being beautiful was her ______.

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

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