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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his grief, where did the author want to revisit?
(a) The United States.
(b) The places he and H. had been happiest.
(c) Confession.
(d) France.

2. What quality did the author admire so much about H.?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her wisdom.
(c) Her love for their children.
(d) Her detachment.

3. What physical condition does the author think his feelings resemble?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) An ulcer.
(c) A severe headache.
(d) A concussion.

4. What accounts for a mother's response to comforting words regarding a lost child?
(a) Mothering instinct.
(b) Detachment from death.
(c) Confidence in Scripture.
(d) Faith in God.

5. What does the author say combats the idea of God's mindless cruelty?
(a) Memories of lost loved ones.
(b) The promise of heaven.
(c) Scripture.
(d) Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom has the author had no difficulty praying?

2. To what ultimate fate does the author resign himself?

3. Whose suffering troubles the author the most?

4. What happens when the author tries to remember H.'s face?

5. What feeling characterizes the second section?

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