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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, about how old is the the Chapel of St. John?
(a) 450 years.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) 500 years.
(d) 1,200 years.

2. In regards to beauty, the author's mother said you have a better chance of finding a lost cane again, than finding what?
(a) Clear eyes and blemish free skin.
(b) Blue eyes and golden hair.
(c) Wrinkle free and smooth skin.
(d) Kissable lips and golden hair.

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

4. 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?
(a) Memory.
(b) Peace.
(c) Remember.
(d) Redemption.

5. How many years after college graduation was the author ordained as a minister?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespeare reading assignment was objected to by the author's feminist students?

2. In "The White Tower", the author describes his father as the young man in the gray slacks and maroon _______.

3. How many years had the author been married by the mid 1970's?

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

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

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