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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. What instruments were played at the funeral?
(a) Piano and organ.
(b) Harp and violin.
(c) Trumpet and flute.
(d) Cello and recorder.

2. In what month did Eric die?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) June.

3. What did Nicholas and his family decide to do with Eric's belongings?
(a) Give them to his friends.
(b) Give them away to extended family members.
(c) Donate them to charity.
(d) Leave them out as a memorial.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What histories are written about the odyssey of humanity on earth?

2. What type of questions make Nicholas wince?

3. What book does Nicholas say affirms the goodness of creation?

4. Which of the following names is the name of one of Nicholas' children?

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

(see the answer key)

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