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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author finally decide about the reality of death?
(a) That it is a cheap trick.
(b) That it brings freedom from suffering.
(c) That is certainly exists.
(d) That it is an illusion.

2. What does the author say happens when we experience any kind of pain?
(a) We barely notice it.
(b) It pulls us toward it.
(c) We run from it.
(d) We need to share it with others.

3. How long were the author and H. married?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Six months.

4. Who has just died?
(a) The author's best friend.
(b) The author's wife.
(c) The author's mother.
(d) The author's neighbor.

5. In the first chapter, what does the author say is the most "disquieting symptom"?
(a) His ability to continue working.
(b) His deep depression.
(c) Wondering where God is.
(d) When he turns his back on his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of understanding did the author have of H.'s dying?

2. What was the difference between the author's and H.'s sufferings?

3. Where does the author feel his loss the most?

4. Who causes the author the most confusion?

5. What kind of character did the author's wife have?

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