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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the book "Godric" dedicated?
(a) A sibling.
(b) A grandparent.
(c) A father.
(d) A mother.

2. The author's mother lived to within how many days of her ninety-second birthday?
(a) 1.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

3. According to the author, what does God give us that helps us finish with the past and remove the power of the past to hurt us?
(a) Faith.
(b) Love.
(c) Strength.
(d) Memory.

4. The author read the "Letters of the Scattered Brotherhood," written by _____.
(a) Mary Strong.
(b) Dorothy Parker.
(c) Noel Coward.
(d) Thomas Kelly.

5. The author said that he told his father's story both as the child "I was in 1936 and still am in ___."
(a) 1985.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1975.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of lilies were grown commercially on the island, pre-WWI, as described by the author?

2. The author's mother's motto, translated from French is, "you have to ____ in order to be beautiful."

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

4. What is the title of the book the author wrote to tell the story of his father to a child?

5. In describing what he learned after his father's death, what does the author consider a means of grace?

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