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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. The scripture passage in the beginning of Part Two of the book says that we were created in the likeness and image of who?

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

3. The author writes about how he cannot preach about ____, after an atheist student tells him she and others do not believe in God.

4. The author read the "Letters of the Scattered Brotherhood," written by _____.

5. In what year did the author's sick daughter finally graduate college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author tell us about his first two autobiographies?

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

4. How did the author's kids connect him with the outside world when they were small?

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

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

7. Why does the author describe Bermuda as enchanting?

8. Who is Naya?

9. What does the author describe about the Tower of London?

10. When do Dudley Knott and the author become friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author writes his own book introduction. What does the introduction reveal about the author? What purpose for the book is explained, and why is he writing another autobiography when he has already penned two such publications? What picture does the author create for the reader about expectations for this book, as well as his state of mind about the book's content?

Essay Topic 2

After the author's mother-in-law dies, he and his wife spend time in Florida, where he begins seeing another therapist. How does this therapy help him forgive and understand his father? His mother? What did the author dream about that helped this process? What did the author realize he had passed on to his kids after going through this process?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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