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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years after his father's suicide did the author write "The Return of Ansel Gibbs?"
(a) 12.
(b) 35.
(c) 15.
(d) 22.

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

3. What is the title of the book written by Kahlil Gibran that is on the table next to the chaise lounge in the author's mother's room?
(a) The Prophet.
(b) The Last Battle
(c) Les Malheurs de Sophie.
(d) Now and Then.

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

5. How old was the author when his father committed suicide?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In describing what he learned after his father's death, what does the author consider a means of grace?

3. To whom is the book "Godric" dedicated?

4. In what language is the dedication written in "Godric?"

5. What did the author's mother use when she "struck to kill?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author's mother's aging affect her life?

2. What is the most sacred function of memory?

3. How is the author's story, our story?

4. How do ministers lose touch with God?

5. How does the author describe his father's suicide?

6. Why/how does the author identify with one of the stained glass images?

7. How does the author describe God loving us, and loving his daughter?

8. How did the author's mother's aging affect her sons' lives?

9. What illness did the author's daughter have and how did it affect her?

10. How did the daughter being sick affect the author?

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