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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The White Tower.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author likens the way we scurry through life to ____, in how we keep busy, busy, ignoring the big things while small things loom large.
(a) Ants.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Lizards.

2. The author states that he has underlying questions, just like his sick daughter, about love, trust, fear, loss and _______.
(a) Separation.
(b) Pain.
(c) Death.
(d) Childhood.

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

4. 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) The Last Battle
(b) Les Malheurs de Sophie.
(c) The Prophet.
(d) Now and Then.

5. What fell behind the radiator and required that the building superintendent come to retrieve it?
(a) The fan.
(b) The purse.
(c) The cane.
(d) The pillow.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what is the doorway to healing and forgiveness?

2. In what year did the author accept an invitation to teach at Harvard Divinity School?

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

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

5. What renders distinctions between past, present and future meaningless, according to the author?

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