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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the author's sick daughter had to be hospitalized, how many miles away was she?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 1,500.

2. From what book of the Bible does the author quote a scripture passage in the beginning of Part Two of the book?"
(a) Psalms.
(b) Proverbs.
(c) Revelation.
(d) Genesis.

3. As the author's mother aged, she complained about her looks, saying her hair looked like what?
(a) Straw.
(b) Flax.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Wool.

4. What illness did Dudley Knott battle just before the author met him and they became friends?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Parkinson's Disease.
(c) Lung Cancer.
(d) Prostate Cancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What rubber doll did Dudley Knott carry with him everywhere?

2. According to the author, what could you buy in the island shop called Trimingham's?

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

4. The author states that he has underlying questions, just like his sick daughter, about love, trust, fear, loss and _______.

5. How many years after his father's suicide did the author write "The Return of Ansel Gibbs?"

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