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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. In the Introduction, the author tells us that this is his ___ venture into autobiography.
(a) First.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

2. The author's mother's motto, translated from French is, "you have to ____ in order to be beautiful."
(a) Practice.
(b) Suffer.
(c) Work.
(d) Sacrifice.

3. In describing what he learned after his father's death, what does the author consider a means of grace?
(a) Change.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Patience.
(d) Faith.

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

5. What condition made it almost impossible for the author's mom to walk during her last year of life?
(a) Fractured foot.
(b) Arthritic knees.
(c) Amputation.
(d) Severely bowed-legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the mid 1970's, how may teenage children did the author have?

2. In telling his father's story as a child, who does Teddy represent in this story?

3. The author likens his mother, in her later years, to a millionaire who what?

4. What is the title of the first autobiography written by the author?

5. In the room in which the author writes, how many pieces of stained glass sit in his windows?

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