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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 was in the bowl on top of the bureau in the room of the author's mother?
(a) M & Ms.
(b) Gum.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Peppermints.

2. What was the name of the woman the author's mother had trouble understanding because of her thick accent?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Margie.
(c) Yvonne.
(d) Margorie.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The author's sick daughter was more afraid of what than death?

4. "For the last ____ years" of her life, the author's mother saw almost no one except immediate family.

5. In what language is the dedication written in "Godric?"

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