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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 think lessens the horror of a terminal illness?
(a) When death finally comes.
(b) Studying about the disease.
(c) Living with it.
(d) Contracting it oneself.

2. What happens when the author tries to remember H.'s face?
(a) He cannot recall what she looked like.
(b) Her face is not clear.
(c) His memory is crystal clear.
(d) He sees her as if she is still alive.

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

4. Who causes the author the most confusion?
(a) Himself.
(b) God.
(c) His friends.
(d) His sons.

5. What does the author conclude it is foolish to expect from the dead?
(a) For them to wait for their loved ones.
(b) For them to report what Heaven is like.
(c) For them to come back to life.
(d) To have conversations with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what feeling does a dying person experience?

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

3. Who said, "Why have you forsaken me?"

4. How does the author view the world that H. left behind?

5. What is A Grief Observed a series of?

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