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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Why have you forsaken me?"
(a) H.
(b) Jesus.
(c) A friend.
(d) The author.

2. What kind of character did the author's wife have?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Irresponsible.
(c) Depressive.
(d) No-nonsense.

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

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

5. How does God seem to respond to the author's agony?
(a) With the gift of comfort.
(b) With silence.
(c) With a sense of nearness to Lewis.
(d) With a feeling that Lewis' wife continued to live.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early stage of the author's grief, what was one emotion he felt toward God?

2. What does Lewis think people who grieve should do?

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

4. How long were the author and H. married?

5. Who causes the author the most confusion?

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