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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what length would the author have gone if it could have cured H.'s cancer?
2. For whose sake was the author's plea, "Come back"?
3. In Chapter Three, why does the author conclude he wants H. back?
4. By Chapter Four, how many gains does the author claim to have made?
5. What is the author's idea about reunion with the dead?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Lewis's previous acceptance of death and mourning alter with H.'s death?
2. In Chapter Three, what does Lewis come to see about his love for H. and his faith in God?
3. At nearly the end of the book, what kind of answer does Lewis receive from God? Briefly, explain what the answer means.
4. What question does Lewis ask to begin to reason his way through his pain? How does this question lead Lewis onto new ground?
5. 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?
6. What does Lewis reflect can withstand suffering better, the body or the mind? Briefly explain.
7. What does Lewis mean when he writes about a house of cards?
8. How does the consolation that previously so wearied Lewis, "She is in God's hands", strike Lewis by the last chapter?
9. What is the difference between how Lewis earlier understood biblical consolations and how he came to understand them?
10. What does Lewis want when it comes to reality vs. ideas about reality?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the book, Lewis cries out to have H. come back to him. He wants what they had together and is torn by his wanting. In Chapter Three, Lewis records an unexpected surprise that happened one morning. What was the surprise? Describe the details of the experience. What was the result of the surprise?
Essay Topic 2
Lewis offers a passage in Chapter Four that is full of similes. Describe the passage, referring to the similes. What does the moment Lewis describes mean? How does it reveal Lewis's progression through deep pain and sorrow? What is noticeably different from Lewis's reflections earlier in the book, especially the first two chapters?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter Two, Lewis describes an encounter with a man whom Lewis had not seen for a long time. Discuss the feelings and realizations Lewis experienced through his encounter with this man. How does Lewis describe his realization to the reader, and why might he choose that method to describe his realization?
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