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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. At the grave site, what type of trees did the wind rustle through?
(a) Elm.
(b) Cottonwood.
(c) Maple..
(d) Oak.

2. On page 50, what happens in Nicholas' dream?
(a) He catches a monster fish.
(b) His wife chokes on her food and dies.
(c) He meets a rabid dog in the woods.
(d) His friends disappear.

3. What were people hoisting when Nicholas went to the store?
(a) Containers of apples.
(b) Sacks of potatoes.
(c) Gallons of milk.
(d) Bags of flour.

4. What will happen to him who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow?
(a) He will return with bushels of grain and a faithful heart.
(b) He will return with songs of joy carrying sheaves.
(c) He will return with weeping and gnashing of teeth.
(d) He will return with corn and a joyful heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas almost not dare to say that Eric will miss because he has died?

2. What type of questions make Nicholas wince?

3. Who told Eric's friends that he had died?

4. In what way has Nicholas changed since Eric's death?

5. What mountain did Eric plan to climb later that summer?

(see the answer key)

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