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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8: p. 83-91.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nicholas say looks neither behind nor ahead because her humanity is just beginning?
(a) A new parent.
(b) A bride.
(c) A baby.
(d) A graduate.

2. What did Nicholas experience after his brief moment of resignation?
(a) Deep sorrow.
(b) A terrible feeling of loss.
(c) Cold burning pain.
(d) Extreme anger.

3. What day of the week was Eric's body returned to them?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

4. On Page 80, what does it say that God has allowed to flow?
(a) Rivers of blood.
(b) Rivers of pain.
(c) Rivers of death.
(d) Rivers of grief.

5. What instruments were played at the funeral?
(a) Trumpet and flute.
(b) Harp and violin.
(c) Cello and recorder.
(d) Piano and organ.

Short Answer Questions

1. To have an authentic life, whom must one become more like?

2. What does Nicholas say is God's response to our lovelessness?

3. What did Eric spend much of one summer helping to rebuild?

4. On page 64, what does Nicholas feel when he looks back at times when Eric was alive?

5. On page 70, what passage of the Bible does Nicholas refer to as a lament in the context of a faith that endures?

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