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

2. What is the last name of the author's mother-in-law?
(a) Tillich.
(b) Knott.
(c) Parker.
(d) Merck.

3. Near the Atlantic Ocean, what place is a crazy place to live, according to the author?
(a) Kansas.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) New York.

4. How old was the author's mother-in-law when she died?
(a) 93.
(b) 83.
(c) 75.
(d) 87.

5. In the Introduction, what is the title of the book the author cites as dealing with the interior of his life?
(a) Godric.
(b) Now and Then.
(c) The Sacred Journey.
(d) Telling Secrets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Power and the Glory?"

2. Which of these did Reinhold Niebuhr write that was used within basement groups?

3. In what year was "The Sacred Journey" written?

4. What hymn did the old nurse teach the author and his young brother?

5. Besides the author and his mother, who else was in the dream about the author's mother?

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