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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his grief, where did the author want to revisit?
(a) The places he and H. had been happiest.
(b) France.
(c) Confession.
(d) The United States.

2. What literary genre is A Grief Observed?
(a) Horror.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Suspense.

3. How do some of the author's friends try to console him?
(a) With the promise of "reunions on the further shore."
(b) That the author will love again.
(c) That H. is no longer suffering.
(d) That the author's children bring him comfort.

4. How long does the author think his suffering will last?
(a) For about a year.
(b) Forever.
(c) Not much longer.
(d) As long as it must.

5. What pseudonym did the author use?
(a) C. S. Lewis.
(b) Joy Gresham.
(c) J. R. R. Tolkien.
(d) N. W. Clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second chapter, what person does the author come to realize he had little confidence in?

2. Who is H.?

3. According to the author, if he searched the universe for H., what would happen?

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

5. According to the author, what never repeats itself?

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