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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At theological seminary who became the author's father and brother in Christ?

2. In what year was the author's first novel published?

3. In what war was Dudley Knott a naval officer?

4. What was the name of the author's maternal grandmother?

5. What room in the White Tower measures only four feet high?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author expect in a Harvard teaching experience that he did not get when he actually taught at Harvard Divinity School?

2. Why does the author describe Bermuda as enchanting?

3. How do our other selves develop as explained in Part Two of "Telling Secrets?"

4. How does the author connect his feelings to what he describes about the Tower in London?

5. What dream did the author have about a hotel?

6. What did trying to help his daughter reveal to the author about his emotional state?

7. What events from the author's life most fit the title for Part Two of "Telling Secrets?"

8. What can you tell about the author and his time at Union Theological Seminary?

9. How did the author feel about his kids once they were older and how did this affect his life once they left home as adults?

10. Who goes to Bermuda with the author when he is a child and how does he describe their arrival in Bermuda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author introduces us to the Tower of London, specifically the the oldest part, the White Tower. What is the White Tower? Why does the author include this information in the book? How does the author connect the details he provided about the White Tower to himself, to his life?

Essay Topic 2

What happened in the author's dream about a hotel (provide details)? What did the room come to mean to the author? In reality what represented Eden to the author and why?

Essay Topic 3

The author talks about being as deaf about his family and himself as his mother was, even with a purse full of half or not working hearing aids. The author uses two pieces of stained glass in his office to help readers understand this time in his life. Explain how the author felt he was "deaf" about his life and how he used the stained glass pieces to convey these experiences, thoughts and feelings to readers.

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