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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 Three, to what does the author compare grief?
(a) A game of Bridge.
(b) A bomber circling round and round.
(c) A lost friendship.
(d) A veterinarian.

2. What aspect of an afterlife does the author say differs completely from this life?
(a) Burial.
(b) Reincarnation.
(c) Hell.
(d) Heaven.

3. Thinking so much about his grief causes the author to doubt what?
(a) His memories of H.
(b) His sanity.
(c) His faith in God.
(d) His love for H.

4. What action does the author say is useless if God hurts to heal?
(a) Begging God for tenderness.
(b) Thinking one can reverse any pain.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) Trying to heal oneself.

5. In Chapter Four, what does the author decide loving H. is like?
(a) Loving God.
(b) Loving the author's self.
(c) Loving a lie.
(d) Loving a memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory about God does the author dismiss?

2. How long does the author think his suffering will last?

3. What does the author conclude about the way that lovers feel about the other one's death?

4. What characterizes any changes that the author has experienced?

5. Who has just died?

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