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

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

4. What is man compared to in Job 14: 1-2?
(a) Flower and shadow.
(b) Weeds and grass.
(c) Clouds and rain.
(d) Birds and animals.

5. What did Eric give up because it did not fit his plans?
(a) Painting.
(b) Illustrating.
(c) Potting.
(d) Drawing.

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

7. What does Nicholas remember lifting Eric from when he was born?
(a) A cradle.
(b) A hospital isolette.
(c) His mother's womb.
(d) A crib.

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

9. What did Eric spend much of one summer helping to rebuild?
(a) Farm buildings.
(b) House of hurricane victims.
(c) Fences.
(d) Houses of tornado victims.

10. Who made a special cloth used during the funeral?
(a) A friend of the family.
(b) An aunt.
(c) Eric's grandmother.
(d) A member of the congregation.

11. What day of the week did Nicholas receive the call that his son died?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

12. When death is seen as a slicing of what God declared to be, then what is death?
(a) A dark pit.
(b) The enemy.
(c) A friend.
(d) A deep despair.

13. Who did Nicholas meet with after he returned from Europe?
(a) His pastor.
(b) A friend.
(c) His family.
(d) A co-worker.

14. On page 47, to what did memories lead Nicholas?
(a) Trust.
(b) Pain.
(c) Blackness.
(d) Peace.

15. Which of Eric's belongings did the undertaker return that were unscathed?
(a) Climbing harness and carabiners.
(b) Watch and compass.
(c) Boots and backpack.
(d) Pulleys and pitons.