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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author think it means if human suffering is unnecessary?
(a) Either there is no God or He is bad.
(b) That human suffering is an illusion.
(c) That Satan causes suffering.
(d) That humans bring on their own suffering.

2. If sorrow does not require a map, what does it require?
(a) A history.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A lecture.
(d) A final statement.

3. As Chapter Three begins, what does the author record that he is afraid his grief will turn into?
(a) Rage.
(b) Distorted memories of H.
(c) Dead flatness.
(d) Unending sorrow.

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

5. What does the author think is the worst thing he could wish for H.?
(a) For her to be with God.
(b) For her to have lived longer.
(c) For her to come back.
(d) For her to remain gone.

6. What is the only thing the author thinks matters about his anger toward God?
(a) That his anger could bring H. back.
(b) That God is a healer or a sadist.
(c) That the author's anger is justified.
(d) That the author release his anger.

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

8. What does the author think that H. would have thought must happen to weak faith?
(a) Religion must build up such faith.
(b) That weak faith has to grow stronger.
(c) That such faith must be knocked down.
(d) That such faith must be held closely.

9. When does the author claim he is at his worst?
(a) When he goes to bed.
(b) When he's not thinking about H.
(c) When he is lazy.
(d) When he can think about nothing but H.

10. About what is the author's remaining problem in Chapter Four?
(a) About what the author can do.
(b) About feelings and motives.
(c) About what God should do.
(d) About how to live.

11. What motivated the author's attempt to hit back at God?
(a) Religious conversion.
(b) Not understanding God's intention.
(c) Respect.
(d) Acceptance of H.'s death.

12. Why can the body suffer so much more than the mind, according to the author?
(a) Because God made it that way.
(b) The mind never suffers.
(c) The mind is capable of evasion.
(d) The body is stronger than the mind.

13. What is the author's idea about reunion with the dead?
(a) A source of frustration.
(b) A verifiable reality.
(c) An extrapolation.
(d) A waste of time.

14. About how many human questions does the author estimate cannot be answered by God?
(a) None of them.
(b) About half.
(c) About 75%.
(d) All of them.

15. In Chapter Three, to what does the author compare faith?
(a) A game of bridge.
(b) A game of chess.
(c) A dream state.
(d) A mysterious friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. When will the author know if his restored faith is solid?

2. What experience helps the author make a decision about God's nature?

3. How must God be approached?

4. What does the author say is one of the miracles of love?

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

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