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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Lewis' sons remind him of?
(a) God.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Himself as a child.
(d) Lewis' mother.

2. In the first chapter, who does the author say had died several years ago?
(a) The author's father.
(b) One of the author's sons.
(c) The author's friend.
(d) The author's brother.

3. Who reacts in shame when the author talks about his wife?
(a) The author's minister.
(b) The author's brother.
(c) Their sons.
(d) The author's colleagues.

4. How does God seem to respond to the author's agony?
(a) With silence.
(b) With a sense of nearness to Lewis.
(c) With the gift of comfort.
(d) With a feeling that Lewis' wife continued to live.

5. The day after the author's rant in Chapter Two, what does he ask himself about God?
(a) If God can return H. to life.
(b) Whether or not God exists.
(c) If he has found acceptance that H. is gone.
(d) If it's rational to believe in a bad God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "state" of heaven, according to the author?

2. What does the author conclude it is foolish to expect from the dead?

3. Of what emotion does grief remind the author?

4. What feeling is the author surprised to discover that grief resembles?

5. How long does the author think his suffering will last?

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