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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author read to his mother-in-law from _____.
(a) "The Last Battle."
(b) "The NY Times."
(c) "The Bible."
(d) "The Christian Science Monitor."

2. Whose death has the author spending more time in Florida?
(a) His father's.
(b) His mother-in-law's.
(c) His wife's.
(d) His daughter's.

3. What is the name of the character that the 6th century Irish saint caught as he lost his one-legged balance?
(a) Godric.
(b) Gildas.
(c) Angus.
(d) Finn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his dream about his mother she fussed about her hair and her ____.

2. The author's maternal grandmother was half old ____ and and half French-Swiss.

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

4. Which island shop had ceiling fans?

5. How many dialogue excerpts are in "Telling Secrets?"

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