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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: p. 61-71.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On page 64, what does Nicholas feel when he looks back at times when Eric was alive?
(a) Distress.
(b) Regret.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Satisifaction.

4. On page 56, what did a friend remark about grief?
(a) It divides.
(b) It separates.
(c) It isolates.
(d) It scores the soul.

5. What mountain did Eric plan to climb later that summer?
(a) Eiger.
(b) Elbrus.
(c) Matterhorn.
(d) Nadelhorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were people squeezing at the store when Nicholas was shopping?

2. Who composed the liturgy used at Eric's funeral?

3. On page 60, Nicholas speaks of an image that haunts him. Where is he standing in this image?

4. Who insisted on seeing Eric's body?

5. What mountain peak does Nicholas mention after discussing his dream on page 50?

(see the answer key)

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