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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What theory about God does the author dismiss?
(a) That God is a figment of human imagination.
(b) That God causes people to die.
(c) That God is close to those who suffer.
(d) That God does not love human beings.

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

4. Who reacts in shame when the author talks about his wife?
(a) The author's colleagues.
(b) The author's minister.
(c) The author's brother.
(d) Their sons.

5. Where is Jesus's agony on the cross recorded?
(a) One of the author's textbooks.
(b) A Grief Observed.
(c) The Dead Sea Scrolls.
(d) The Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what disease did H. die?

2. What literary genre is A Grief Observed?

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

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

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

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