View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did H. say so often?
(a) 'Don't let me die."
(b) "I will always love you."
(c) "C'est la vie."
(d) "Alone into the alone."

2. Of what emotion does grief remind the author?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Acceptance.

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

4. What does the author think about a God who has created a world of so much beauty?
(a) Such a God can do anything He chooses.
(b) Such a God could not give people senseless pain.
(c) Such a God is not interested in human suffering.
(d) Suffering is necessary to balance the beauty.

5. To what does the author compare falling in love with H.'s memory?
(a) Insanity.
(b) The next best thing to having H. with him.
(c) Incest.
(d) Adultery.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author rereads his reflections, how does he react?

2. What does the author think lessens the horror of a terminal illness?

3. Where is Jesus's agony on the cross recorded?

4. What is the "state" of heaven, according to the author?

5. Whom does Lewis' sons remind him of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lewis think that he can say about H.'s continuing? Why is it important for Lewis to work out the issue of where H. is?

2. Lewis is surprised about the way that grief intrudes upon his daily responsibilities. What are some symptoms Lewis experiences about the laziness of grief?

3. What does Lewis realize is the problem with deciding to think less about himself and more about H.?

4. In what ways does Lewis describe H.'s "noble hunger"? Describe the ways that H.'s "noble hunger" displayed itself in H.'s approach.

5. What aspects of religion is Lewis glad to discuss? What aspect of religion is Lewis not willing to accept?

6. Lewis begins to ask a question that becomes central to his reflections. What "disquieting symptom" introduces itself to Lewis in Chapter One?

7. What does Lewis mean by the term "live" as it relates to H.'s memory?

8. H.'s absence is most evident to Lewis in his body. How does Lewis experience his own body in his grief?

9. Why does Lewis think that grief is like fear? Describe the ways in which Lewis experiences fear.

10. Describe some people whom Lewis thinks are having negative reactions to Lewis and his grief?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 800 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample