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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. On page 87, what does Nicholas say that God wanted to experience with man because of his great love for mankind?
(a) Total absurdity of death.
(b) Man's deepest sorrows.
(c) Peace.
(d) Joy.

2. Who wrote "God too is pained by death, more even than you and I are; but there's nothing much he can do about it"?
(a) Rabbi Elwood.
(b) Rabbi Klein.
(c) Rabbi Schmidt.
(d) Rabbi Kushner.

3. What was the weather like on the night Eric was born?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Clear.
(d) Rainy.

4. On Eric's way up the mountain, he passed a boulder with plaques listing the names of people who had died where he was going to climb. How many names were on the plaques?
(a) 62.
(b) 50.
(c) 45.
(d) 39.

5. Where does Nicholas say that people need to go to comfort him?
(a) Come to the cemetery.
(b) Spend time with him and his family.
(c) Visit him at home.
(d) Come close.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who met Nicholas at the airport?

2. In the image that Nicholas talks about seeing on page 60, who does he see dead?

3. On page 61, in what type of land does Nicholas find it difficult to sing?

4. What is the name of the work where this phrase appears, "there must be something more than death..., there must be a promise that is not fulfilled in our short existence in this world."

5. How many children did Nicholas have?

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