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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of character did the author's wife have?
(a) Irresponsible.
(b) Depressive.
(c) No-nonsense.
(d) Sullen.

2. What sense does the first chapter end with?
(a) Resolution.
(b) Satisfaction.
(c) Futility.
(d) Uncertainty.

3. What is A Grief Observed a series of?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Essays.
(c) Research papers.
(d) Reflections.

4. What is H.'s real name?
(a) Joy Gresham.
(b) Helen Lewis.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Norma Lewis.

5. In the first chapter, what does the author say is the most "disquieting symptom"?
(a) His deep depression.
(b) Wondering where God is.
(c) When he turns his back on his friends.
(d) His ability to continue working.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first chapter, who does the author say had died several years ago?

2. Whom does Lewis' sons remind him of?

3. Who causes the author the most confusion?

4. How does God seem to respond to the author's agony?

5. What was the difference between the author's and H.'s sufferings?

(see the answer key)

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