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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author think is the worst thing he could wish for H.?
(a) For her to come back.
(b) For her to have lived longer.
(c) For her to be with God.
(d) For her to remain gone.

2. How does the author say a mother who has lost a child responds to words of comfort about where the child is?
(a) She is grateful.
(b) She is relieved.
(c) She is not comforted.
(d) She wants to join the child.

3. In Chapter Three, why does the author conclude he wants H. back?
(a) To prove that God is all-powerful.
(b) Because the author is selfish.
(c) So the author's children will have their mother.
(d) To restore the author's past.

4. In Chapter Four, what does the author decide loving H. is like?
(a) Loving the author's self.
(b) Loving God.
(c) Loving a memory.
(d) Loving a lie.

5. What does the author conclude is God's nature?
(a) That He is a vet.
(b) That God does not exist.
(c) That He is a sadist.
(d) That God is unreliable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does the author use to describe grief in the beginning of the fourth chapter?

2. What practical problem did H.'s death solve?

3. Why could the author's records not achieve his intended purpose?

4. In Chapter Two, what does the author say is one more name for death?

5. How long did "low-hung grey skies" hang over the author?

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