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

2. What did Nicholas experience after his brief moment of resignation?
(a) Cold burning pain.
(b) Deep sorrow.
(c) Extreme anger.
(d) A terrible feeling of loss.

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

4. What was the final hymn at Eric's funeral?
(a) Abide With Me.
(b) For All the Saints.
(c) How Great Thou Art.
(d) Great is Thy Faithfulness.

5. What does Nicholas almost not dare to say that Eric will miss because he has died?
(a) Listening to music.
(b) Climbing mountains.
(c) Writing books.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eric spend summers doing while in college?

2. Now that Eric is gone, what does Nicholas say there is in the world now, on page 33?

3. Who met Nicholas at the airport?

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

5. In Eric's thesis, what person was he especially interested in writing about?

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