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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8: p. 83-91.

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 author does Nicholas quote, who says that "No man is an island"?
(a) Ben Jonson.
(b) John Donne.
(c) Francis Bacon.
(d) Edmund Waller.

3. Who had just left on a plane to see Eric?
(a) An older sister.
(b) A younger brother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) An aunt.

4. How many times had the special cloth been used before at other funerals?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) Never.
(d) Three times.

5. What metaphor does Nicholas use on page 76 to refer to faith?
(a) A covered walk.
(b) A path.
(c) A footbridge.
(d) A sidewalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas look forward to doing on the Great Day when all will be reunited?

2. Of all of the things to do when comforting someone who is in pain because of grief, what is the greatest thing to do?

3. What mountain did Eric plan to climb later that summer?

4. What time of day did Nicholas return from Europe?

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

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