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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, besides himself, who else to some degree is like the White Tower?
(a) His sick child.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) We are.

2. Which island shop had ceiling fans?
(a) Warwick.
(b) Raleigh.
(c) Trimingham's.
(d) Phoenix Drugstore.

3. As the author's mother aged, she complained about her looks, saying her hair looked like what?
(a) Straw.
(b) Flax.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Wool.

4. What title did the author write when he was in his fifties and his mom was in her eighties?
(a) The Return of Ansel Gibbs.
(b) Telling Secrets.
(c) The Sacred Journey.
(d) Now and Then.

5. What character narrated the author's book about is fictional 6th century Irish saint?
(a) Finn.
(b) Gildas.
(c) Angus.
(d) Brendan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many failed marriages did the author's mother have after his father died?

2. Who felt the safest place was his childhood bed?

3. Where were the ashes of the author's father buried?

4. How old was the author's mother in his dream about her?

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

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