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

2. In Part Two, the author describes his memory of the color of the shallows in the Gulf Stream on the island as ___.
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Tawny.
(d) Aqua.

3. What type of lilies were grown commercially on the island, pre-WWI, as described by the author?
(a) Death Camas.
(b) Queen's Cup.
(c) Camas.
(d) Easter.

4. Who tends to more publicly lose touch with themselves and with God, according to the author?
(a) Ministers.
(b) Kids.
(c) Parents.
(d) Authors.

5. What was the name of the woman the author's mother had trouble understanding because of her thick accent?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Yvonne.
(c) Margorie.
(d) Margie.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his father's suicide, where did the author's mom move the family?

2. How many years after attending theological seminary did the author started teaching at Harvard?

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

4. In what month during1936 did the author's father commit suicide?

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

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