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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Why have you forsaken me?"
(a) A friend.
(b) H.
(c) Jesus.
(d) The author.

2. Who is H.?
(a) The author's brother.
(b) A faculty member.
(c) A friend from the author's past.
(d) The author's wife.

3. What did H. say so often?
(a) "Alone into the alone."
(b) "C'est la vie."
(c) "I will always love you."
(d) 'Don't let me die."

4. What does the author say happens when we experience any kind of pain?
(a) It pulls us toward it.
(b) We run from it.
(c) We need to share it with others.
(d) We barely notice it.

5. Who reacts in shame when the author talks about his wife?
(a) The author's brother.
(b) The author's minister.
(c) The author's colleagues.
(d) Their sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling is the author surprised to discover that grief resembles?

2. Of what disease did H. die?

3. Who is the main character in the book?

4. How does the author view the world that H. left behind?

5. If death is real, what does the author conclude about it?

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