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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. If Eric's life was a gift, what does Nicholas say he and his family must resist?
(a) Pain.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Fear.
(d) Amnesia.

2. Who did Nicholas meet with after he returned from Europe?
(a) A friend.
(b) A co-worker.
(c) His family.
(d) His pastor.

3. Who insisted on seeing Eric's body?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

4. How old was Eric when he nearly died because he would not admit that he could not swim?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.

5. What does Nicholas say that he had to fly across to retrieve Eric's body?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Europe.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the profoundest features of the Christian and Jewish way of being-in-the-world and being-in-history?

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

3. What does Nicholas want someone to do if he thoughtlessly says that he is "Fine" or "OK"?

4. What hope did not console Nicholas?

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

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