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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author's mother use when she "struck to kill?"
(a) Cane.
(b) Book.
(c) Chair.
(d) Tongue.

2. In "Godric" what is the name of the father of the title character?
(a) Teddy.
(b) Bean.
(c) Aedlward.
(d) Aslan.

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

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

5. What was the name of the author's maternal grandmother?
(a) Naya.
(b) Marge.
(c) Yvonne.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which island shop had ceiling fans?

2. The author said that he told his father's story both as the child "I was in 1936 and still am in ___."

3. In complaining about her looks, what did the author's mother say "don't fit?"

4. Which was the employer of the driver who later gave the author the license plate with the encouraging word imprinted on it that the author saw passing on the road?

5. In "The Last Battle", who stoops and touches the dwarves with his tongue?

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