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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 60, Nicholas speaks of an image that haunts him. Where is he standing in this image?
(a) On an airplane.
(b) On a football field.
(c) On a sinking ship.
(d) On a battlefield.

2. What is man compared to in Job 14: 1-2?
(a) Birds and animals.
(b) Clouds and rain.
(c) Weeds and grass.
(d) Flower and shadow.

3. What does Nicholas say that a friend's silence is to his wounds?
(a) Love.
(b) Salt.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Lotion.

4. What does Nicholas want someone to do if he thoughtlessly says that he is "Fine" or "OK"?
(a) Stop him and ask him how he really feels.
(b) Nod and say nothing.
(c) Take a walk with him.
(d) Sit down and talk with him.

5. On page 61, in what type of land does Nicholas find it difficult to sing?
(a) This dry and weary land.
(b) This barren land.
(c) This sorrowing land.
(d) This desolate land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nicholas move Eric's belongings after several weeks?

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

3. What does Nicholas remember lifting Eric from when he was born?

4. When it comes to grief, what people need to be corrected eventually and gently?

5. Who met Nicholas at the airport?

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