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A Grief Observed Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. Who quoted to the author, "Do not mourn like those that have no hope."?

2. Where is Jesus's agony on the cross recorded?

3. In Chapter Two, of whom does the author decide he needs to think more?

4. What does the author say happens when we experience any kind of pain?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lewis experience when he finally goes to a place where he and H. had been happy?

2. Describe some people whom Lewis thinks are having negative reactions to Lewis and his grief?

3. What does Lewis find so horrifying about the man he encountered who was tending to his mother's grave? What does Lewis's reaction to the man mean for Lewis's feelings about H.?

4. What does Lewis think that he can say about H.'s continuing? Why is it important for Lewis to work out the issue of where H. is?

5. Does Lewis have trouble believing that God exists? Explain.

6. Lewis is surprised about the way that grief intrudes upon his daily responsibilities. What are some symptoms Lewis experiences about the laziness of grief?

7. How does Lewis try to convince himself that he does not mind H.'s death? Provide examples of the things that Lewis tells himself.

8. In what ways does Lewis describe H.'s "noble hunger"? Describe the ways that H.'s "noble hunger" displayed itself in H.'s approach.

9. What do consoling people tell Lewis about where H. is after her death? How does Lewis interpret these attempts to console him?

10. What does Lewis realize is the problem with deciding to think less about himself and more about H.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cancer plays a large role in Lewis's pain. He gives the disease its due in his reflections and, as is true of his later reflections, Lewis is interested in the disease itself as compared to the disease's demands. Discuss Lewis's thoughts on cancer, as he reflects on the disease throughout the book. Consider questions such as: How does Lewis describe the difference between the reality that is cancer and the ways in which one must meet cancer's increasing demands? How does Lewis describe what people actually encounter about cancer? What does cancer "look like" in day-to-day, minute-by-minute terms?

Essay Topic 2

What does Lewis mean in Chapter Two when he writes, "Heaven is a state where 'the former things have passed away'"? What has passed away? What is the "Heaven" to which Lewis refers? What prompts Lewis's reflections on his desires to have H. back? Cite any quotes used in the text.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Three, Lewis begins focused reflections on God and God's nature. Watching H. suffer, knowing what she had lost, and what Lewis lost, Lewis comes to the question of God. As a man who believed in God, this is the foundational issue of the book. In what direction will Lewis move as he learns to cope with the loss of his wife? What does that mean for Lewis's faith in God? How does Lewis reason through his earlier rantings at God? In what specific ways does Lewis describe God as He may or may not be? Do you think that Lewis is stronger when he is immersed in his emotions or in his reasoning? Explain.

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