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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: p. 49-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eric spend summers doing while in college?
(a) Teaching art.
(b) Computer programming.
(c) Mountain biking.
(d) Fishing.

2. For how many seconds did Nicholas feel the peace of resignation after learning of Eric's death?
(a) 3 seconds.
(b) 5 seconds.
(c) 10 seconds.
(d) 2 seconds.

3. What poet wrote about "inscape"?
(a) Matthew Arnold.
(b) Robert Browning.
(c) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(d) G. K. Chesterton.

4. How many of Eric's friends did Nicholas meet when he went to Eric's apartment?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4

5. What mountain did Eric plan to climb later that summer?
(a) Nadelhorn.
(b) Elbrus.
(c) Matterhorn.
(d) Eiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Eric when he died?

2. What is Nicholas doing in a dream on page 50?

3. What was the weather like when Nicholas received the call that Eric died?

4. How old was Eric when he nearly died because he would not admit that he could not swim?

5. In what city was Eric born?

(see the answer key)

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