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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of trees were releasing their seeds when Eric was laid to rest?
(a) Birches.
(b) Cottonwoods.
(c) Maples.
(d) Willows.

2. In what city was Eric born?
(a) Hartford.
(b) New Haven.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

3. What did Eric spend summers doing while in college?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Teaching art.
(c) Computer programming.
(d) Mountain biking.

4. Where were Nicholas and Eric when Eric wondered how he could know there is a God?
(a) In the car.
(b) In Eric's bedroom.
(c) Taking a walk.
(d) At the park.

5. What type of spices did Eric have in his cupboard?
(a) Indian.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Indonesian.
(d) Japanese.

6. What did Claire read at the funeral?
(a) Psalm 27.
(b) Song of Hannah.
(c) Psalm 23.
(d) John 14.

7. What was the final hymn at Eric's funeral?
(a) Great is Thy Faithfulness.
(b) How Great Thou Art.
(c) Abide With Me.
(d) For All the Saints.

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

9. What passage from the Bible does Nicholas quote that says, "The grass withers, the flower fades"?
(a) Psalm 103.
(b) Isaiah 40.
(c) I Corinthians 15.
(d) Ecclesiastes 3.

10. What day of the week was Eric's body returned to them?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

11. What elements did Nicholas believe would comfort him?
(a) The words of Jesus Christ.
(b) The book of Ecclesiastes.
(c) The gospel.
(d) The Psalms.

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

13. Who does Nicholas say "scarcely looks ahead; his plans are cautious, few, short-term"?
(a) A teenager.
(b) A new father.
(c) An old person.
(d) A groom.

14. In what subjects of study did Eric excel?
(a) Science and math.
(b) English and history.
(c) Accounting and business.
(d) Physics and calculus.

15. At the grave site, what type of trees did the wind rustle through?
(a) Maple..
(b) Elm.
(c) Cottonwood.
(d) Oak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did much of the music come from that was played at Eric's funeral?

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

3. Who composed the liturgy used at Eric's funeral?

4. Where did Nicholas have to go to reclaim Eric's body?

5. Where was there a furious dispute over the future direction of architecture?

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