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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what would happen if two lovers died at the exact some moment?
(a) It would be as if they never died.
(b) They would not recognize each other.
(c) They would go to Heaven together.
(d) They would still die alone.

2. How does the author picture the "eternal somethings" that he and H. would be after this life?
(a) Spheres.
(b) Corpses.
(c) Angels.
(d) Emptiness.

3. For whom has the author had no difficulty praying?
(a) Strangers.
(b) His wife.
(c) Those who have died other than his wife.
(d) His children.

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

5. At the very end of the second chapter, to what or whom does the author compare himself?
(a) Job.
(b) A ship missing an engine.
(c) A missing link.
(d) The Prodigal Son.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what feeling does a dying person experience?

2. To what does the author compare physical pain?

3. In Chapter Four, what did the author say he finally experienced about H.?

4. At the end of Chapter Two, what does the author think about his reflections?

5. Who does the author think might have a special ability for the miracle of love?

(see the answer key)

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