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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary genre is A Grief Observed?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Horror.
(c) Suspense.
(d) Fiction.

2. To what ultimate fate does the author resign himself?
(a) Death.
(b) Understanding the meaning of life and death.
(c) Life with God.
(d) Reunion with H.

3. In Chapter Four, what did the author say he finally experienced about H.?
(a) A sense of joy.
(b) Her soul.
(c) Her mind.
(d) A reunion of lovers.

4. Where is Jesus's agony on the cross recorded?
(a) The Dead Sea Scrolls.
(b) One of the author's textbooks.
(c) A Grief Observed.
(d) The Bible.

5. What important personal process does the author begin in the course of Chapter Three?
(a) Moving to a new home.
(b) Leaving his career.
(c) Writing another book.
(d) Rebuiilding his faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author say a mother who has lost a child responds to words of comfort about where the child is?

2. What does the author think it means if human suffering is unnecessary?

3. What can the author's grief and memories never achieve?

4. In Chapter Three, to what does the author compare faith?

5. For the author, what are human characterizations of God?

(see the answer key)

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