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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality did the author admire so much about H.?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her detachment.
(c) Her love for their children.
(d) Her wisdom.

2. According to the author, if he searched the universe for H., what would happen?
(a) He would find her.
(b) He would find God.
(c) He would be left even more lonely.
(d) He would not find her.

3. What does the author conclude about the way that lovers feel about the other one's death?
(a) The feelings are in opposition.
(b) The feelings are overpowering.
(c) The feelings are complementary.
(d) The feelings are exactly the same.

4. What physical condition does the author think his feelings resemble?
(a) A concussion.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) An ulcer.
(d) A severe headache.

5. How does the author view the world that H. left behind?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Engaging.
(c) Welcoming.
(d) Uninteresting and trivial.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what discipline was the author educated?

2. Who has just died?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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