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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, why does the author conclude he wants H. back?
(a) To restore the author's past.
(b) Because the author is selfish.
(c) To prove that God is all-powerful.
(d) So the author's children will have their mother.

2. According to the author, what never repeats itself?
(a) Friends.
(b) God.
(c) Nature.
(d) History.

3. How does the author decide he must consider death?
(a) As God's punishment.
(b) As a brief parting.
(c) As a permanent separation.
(d) As an illusion.

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

5. What is A Grief Observed a series of?
(a) Research papers.
(b) Essays.
(c) Reflections.
(d) Short stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author finally decide in Chapter Four he must get on with accomplishing?

2. To what does the author compare physical pain?

3. Where does the author determine holds no promise of a happy afterlife?

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

5. What does the author say is the Lord's "grand enterprise"?

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