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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Introduction, how many books does the author mention that dealt with the headlines of his life?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. The author's maternal grandmother was half old ____ and and half French-Swiss.
(a) New England.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. When the author and his brother lived in _____ they had a nurse who dropped her teeth at will.
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Vermont.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Washington D.C.

4. According to the author, what is the doorway to healing and forgiveness?
(a) Love.
(b) Memory.
(c) Communciation.
(d) Faith.

5. How old was the author when his father committed suicide?
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of cedar trees does the author describe, as a smell of "the island?"

2. When the dwarves are offered wine, what do they think it is?

3. The author dreamed about a hotel where the desk clerk told him the name of the room to which he wanted to return is called what?

4. In the Introduction, who does the author quote regarding the definition for "story" versus "plot?"

5. What is Dudley Knott's wife's name?

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