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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what length would the author have gone if it could have cured H.'s cancer?
(a) Died in her place.
(b) Turned his back on God.
(c) Become a priest.
(d) Never seen her again.

3. In Chapter Four, what does the author suddenly feel walking through nature?
(a) Surrender to fate.
(b) Invitation to pre-H. happiness.
(c) Faith in God.
(d) Deep loss.

4. What benefit might the author enjoy by praising God?
(a) Peace of mind.
(b) Closeness with his children.
(c) Acceptance of H.'s passing.
(d) Enoying H.

5. By Chapter Four, how many gains does the author claim to have made?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did "low-hung grey skies" hang over the author?

2. What can the author's grief and memories never achieve?

3. Rather than relying upon his memory of his wife, what does the author want?

4. What metaphor does the author use to describe grief in the beginning of the fourth chapter?

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

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