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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Four, what did the author say he finally experienced about H.?
(a) Her soul.
(b) A reunion of lovers.
(c) Her mind.
(d) A sense of joy.

2. With what same quality does the author think his love for H. shared?
(a) The beauty of nature.
(b) The author's faith in God.
(c) The author's intellect.
(d) The author's love for his children.

3. The day after the author's rant in Chapter Two, what does he ask himself about God?
(a) If he has found acceptance that H. is gone.
(b) Whether or not God exists.
(c) If God can return H. to life.
(d) If it's rational to believe in a bad God.

4. What does the author decide in Chapter Three is more important that being treated gently by God?
(a) To understand that suffering leads to growth.
(b) There is nothing more important than being treated gently by God.
(c) To rage against God's will.
(d) To surrender to death.

5. What experience helps the author make a decision about God's nature?
(a) The author's suffering.
(b) When the author stops grieving.
(c) H.'s suffering.
(d) When God withholds His comfort.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author say that people react to someone in a room with them?

2. What quality did the author admire so much about H.?

3. In Chapter Two, what does the author say is one more name for death?

4. In the second chapter, what does the author reason God must do if He hurts people so in this life?

5. Why does the author think that Lazarus got a "raw deal"?

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