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. At the beginning of the third chapter, what does the author say is the reason he does not think about H. all the time?
(a) His children take up his time.
(b) He is writing a book.
(c) He tries to distract himself.
(d) Work and conversation get in the way.

2. What does the author conclude in Chapter Three was the purpose of his earlier rage against God?
(a) To help the author redefine his idea of God.
(b) To strike back at God.
(c) To manipulate God.
(d) To know the unknowable.

3. What one thing has sufficient force to rattle one's faith, according to the author in Chapter Three?
(a) Losing faith in God.
(b) Suffering.
(c) One's own illness.
(d) Explosive anger.

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

5. In Chapter Four, what does the author suddenly feel walking through nature?
(a) Faith in God.
(b) Surrender to fate.
(c) Deep loss.
(d) Invitation to pre-H. happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say can shatter the author's idea of God?

2. As Chapter Three begins, what does the author record that he is afraid his grief will turn into?

3. What does the author think about people who are not offended by iconoclasm?

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

5. How many books does the author use to record his reflections?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lewis think that H.'s physical anguish might not have ended when she died? What images does Lewis use when reflecting on what happens to H. after she died?

2. 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.?

3. What is the difference between how Lewis earlier understood biblical consolations and how he came to understand them?

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

5. What does Lewis want when it comes to reality vs. ideas about reality?

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

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

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

9. How does Lewis admit that he goes about restoring his faith?

10. How does the consolation that previously so wearied Lewis, "She is in God's hands", strike Lewis by the last chapter?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 751 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample