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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lewis think his friends react to talking about H.?
(a) With sorrow.
(b) Without sympathy.
(c) With embarrassment.
(d) With eagerness.

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

3. Of what disease did H. die?
(a) Emphysema.
(b) Brain tumor.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Leukemia.

4. What feeling is the author surprised to discover that grief resembles?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

5. What is H.'s real name?
(a) Joy Gresham.
(b) Helen Lewis.
(c) Norma Lewis.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lewis' state of mind?

2. What literary genre is A Grief Observed?

3. Whom does Lewis' sons remind him of?

4. In what sense does the author feel isolated from his wife?

5. Who is the main character in the book?

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