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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: p. 28-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said tears would make "a pillow for my heart"?
(a) James the Just.
(b) Clement.
(c) Augustine.
(d) Ignatius of Antioch.

2. What was the weather like when Nicholas received the call that Eric died?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Stormy.
(d) Cloudy.

3. What day of the week did Eric die?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Saturday.

4. One of Nicholas's friends had a son who died several weeks before Eric. How did this young man die?
(a) Brain tumor.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Leukemia.

5. What hope did not console Nicholas?
(a) Hope of seeing Eric again.
(b) Hope in life after death.
(c) Hope that God had a plan.
(d) Hope of the resurrection.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many seconds did Nicholas feel the peace of resignation after learning of Eric's death?

2. What type of books were on a table in Eric's apartment?

3. What does Nicholas say withers and what remains?

4. Who does Nicholas say looks neither behind nor ahead because her humanity is just beginning?

5. If Eric's life was a gift, what does Nicholas say he and his family must resist?

(see the answer key)

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