Lament for a Son Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Nicholas Wolterstorff
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Lament for a Son Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Nicholas Wolterstorff
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Eric die?
(a) Kaiserhaus.
(b) Kaisergebirger.
(c) Hinterdorf.
(d) Volderdorf.

2. What poet wrote about "inscape"?
(a) Robert Browning.
(b) G. K. Chesterton.
(c) Matthew Arnold.
(d) Gerard Manley Hopkins.

3. Of all of the things to do when comforting someone who is in pain because of grief, what is the greatest thing to do?
(a) Love.
(b) Listen to the one who is hurting.
(c) Acknowledge the grief.
(d) Hug.

4. What type of trees were releasing their seeds when Eric was laid to rest?
(a) Cottonwoods.
(b) Willows.
(c) Birches.
(d) Maples.

5. On Eric's way up the mountain, he passed a boulder with plaques listing the names of people who had died where he was going to climb. How many names were on the plaques?
(a) 50.
(b) 62.
(c) 39.
(d) 45.

6. Where does Nicholas say that people need to go to comfort him?
(a) Visit him at home.
(b) Spend time with him and his family.
(c) Come to the cemetery.
(d) Come close.

7. Who had just left on a plane to see Eric?
(a) An aunt.
(b) An older sister.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) A younger brother.

8. Who did Nicholas meet with after he returned from Europe?
(a) A co-worker.
(b) A friend.
(c) His family.
(d) His pastor.

9. How old was Eric when he died?
(a) 25.
(b) 26.
(c) 21.
(d) 28.

10. What time of day did Nicholas return from Europe?
(a) Middle of the afternoon.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) Around noon.
(d) Late at night.

11. How old does Nicholas think Eric might have been in a photo that shows him holding a fish longer than he was?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

12. How old was Eric when he nearly died because he would not admit that he could not swim?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

13. What book does Nicholas say affirms the goodness of creation?
(a) The Psalms.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Proverbs.
(d) The Book of John.

14. When was the liturgy used at Eric's funeral composed?
(a) A few weeks before Eric's death.
(b) A few days after Eric's death.
(c) Several years before Eric's death.
(d) A few months before Eric's death.

15. In what city was Eric's apartment?
(a) Stuttgart.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Munich.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 47, to what did memories lead Nicholas?

2. Who insisted on seeing Eric's body?

3. What does Nicholas say that a friend's silence is to his wounds?

4. What are some people gifted with when someone is suffering?

5. Who does Nicholas say "scarcely looks ahead; his plans are cautious, few, short-term"?

(see the answer keys)

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