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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9: p. 92-103.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poet wrote about "inscape"?
(a) Matthew Arnold.
(b) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(c) Robert Browning.
(d) G. K. Chesterton.

2. How long does Nicholas say it took to create the world?
(a) Six days.
(b) Billions of years.
(c) A million years.
(d) A week.

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

4. When did Nicholas think he heard Eric call, "Hey Dad, I'm back."
(a) When he was jogging.
(b) When he walked by a ball diamond.
(c) When he was moving Eric's belongings.
(d) When he was in the backyard.

5. On page 93, what does Nicholas say will not be the last word in his life?
(a) His own death.
(b) His son's death.
(c) His accomplishments.
(d) His sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times had the special cloth been used before at other funerals?

3. As creatures of God, what does Nicholas say man should not yearn for?

4. Who said, "We must be still and still moving into another intensity"?

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

(see the answer key)

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