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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. What does Nicholas say are the worst days now that Eric is gone?
(a) Eric's birthday.
(b) The birthday of his other children.
(c) Nicholas's birthday.
(d) Holidays.

2. What does Nicholas say that a friend's tears are to his wounds?
(a) Salve.
(b) Love.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Salt.

3. What repelled Nicholas when he walked into a store?
(a) Seeing Eric's old friends.
(b) The hustle and bustle in the store.
(c) The people who gave him their condolences.
(d) The ordinariness of what he saw.

4. What did one of Eric's brothers place on the coffin?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Roses.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Lilies.

5. What did Eric spend much of one summer helping to rebuild?
(a) House of hurricane victims.
(b) Farm buildings.
(c) Houses of tornado victims.
(d) Fences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nicholas have to go to reclaim Eric's body?

2. In the image that Nicholas talks about seeing on page 60, who does he see dead?

3. What does Nicholas say withers and what remains?

4. Who does Nicholas say "scarcely looks ahead; his plans are cautious, few, short-term"?

5. In the dispute over the future direction of architecture, what styles did the winners of the debate promote?

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