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. Who composed the liturgy used at Eric's funeral?
(a) Eric's sister.
(b) A friend.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Claire.

2. How many of Eric's friends did Nicholas meet when he went to Eric's apartment?
(a) 4
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

4. When death is seen as a slicing of what God declared to be, then what is death?
(a) The enemy.
(b) A dark pit.
(c) A deep despair.
(d) A friend.

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

6. Who met Nicholas at the airport?
(a) Albert.
(b) Bernhard.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Karl.

7. If Eric's life was a gift, what does Nicholas say he and his family must resist?
(a) Doubt.
(b) Pain.
(c) Fear.
(d) Amnesia.

8. On page 30, what does Nicholas say was found in Eric's apartment?
(a) Lists of things Eric was planning to do.
(b) Cards Eric had meant to mail to friends.
(c) Old climbing equipment.
(d) Presents Eric had bought for his family.

9. What was the final hymn at Eric's funeral?
(a) How Great Thou Art.
(b) For All the Saints.
(c) Great is Thy Faithfulness.
(d) Abide With Me.

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

11. What did one of Eric's brothers place on the coffin?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Roses.

12. Who was on the plane that Nicholas took to Europe?
(a) A boisterous tour group.
(b) Families with small children.
(c) Youths going to Europe for the first time.
(d) Businessmen who were drinking heavily.

13. What was the weather like when Nicholas received the call that Eric died?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Cloudy.

14. Who does Nicholas say "scarcely looks ahead; his plans are cautious, few, short-term"?
(a) An old person.
(b) A teenager.
(c) A new father.
(d) A groom.

15. What mountain did Eric plan to climb later that summer?
(a) Eiger.
(b) Nadelhorn.
(c) Matterhorn.
(d) Elbrus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author does Nicholas quote, who says that "No man is an island"?

2. What became Eric's major?

3. How old does Nicholas think Eric might have been in a photo that shows him holding a fish longer than he was?

4. What elements did Nicholas believe would comfort him?

5. In what subjects of study did Eric excel?

(see the answer keys)

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