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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the author compare physical pain?
(a) A broken relationship.
(b) A life without God.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) A steady barrage in a wartime trench.

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

3. What does the author decide in Chapter Three is more important that being treated gently by God?
(a) To rage against God's will.
(b) To surrender to death.
(c) To understand that suffering leads to growth.
(d) There is nothing more important than being treated gently by God.

4. What does the author suspect is the real answer to reality?
(a) There are no real answers.
(b) Some shattering simplicity.
(c) This life is Heaven.
(d) Reality is a curse.

5. For the author, what element does praise always contain?
(a) Awe.
(b) Joy.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Humility.

Short Answer Questions

1. How must God be approached?

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

3. About what is the author's remaining problem in Chapter Four?

4. Why can the body suffer so much more than the mind, according to the author?

5. Why does the author think that grief feels like suspense?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lewis write that his notes ultimately have been about?

2. In addition to a sword, what other metaphor does Lewis use to describe H. to establish a balanced view?

3. Toward what does Lewis turn when he becomes overwhelmed by feelings?

4. What does Lewis mean when he writes that all reality is iconoclastic? How does this statement relate to Lewis's thoughts about his love for H.?

5. What signs are there that Lewis is beginning to come out of his depression?

6. What hopeful similes does Lewis use to describe a moment he experiences one night?

7. What does Lewis reflect can withstand suffering better, the body or the mind? Briefly explain.

8. What does Lewis mean when he writes that he can believe that God is a vet? Conversely, how is it difficult for Lewis to think of God as a vet?

9. What are Lewis's reflections about images in the fourth chapter?

10. What feelings follow from Lewis's experiences when he is not thinking about H.? How is his feeling related to his grief?

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