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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Basement Room.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Last Battle", who stoops and touches the dwarves with his tongue?
(a) Bean.
(b) Teddy.
(c) Godric.
(d) Aslan.

2. What condition made it almost impossible for the author's mom to walk during her last year of life?
(a) Amputation.
(b) Severely bowed-legs.
(c) Fractured foot.
(d) Arthritic knees.

3. The author talks about English money weighing down his pockets; the heavy coppers, florins and __.
(a) Sixpences.
(b) Pound Notes.
(c) Half Crowns.
(d) Threepenny bits.

4. In complaining about her looks, what did the author's mother say "don't fit?"
(a) Glasses.
(b) Wig.
(c) Teeth.
(d) Clothes.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of the lost book the author's mother hunted for in her room?

2. On the last page of "Telling Secrets" the author writes about having felt a promise ___.

3. What is the name of the St. Barnabas rector?

4. According to the author what batters and shapes us in all sorts of ways?

5. What does the author call his right hand when describing a technique he used with his new therapist?

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