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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day did Nicholas return from Europe?
(a) Around noon.
(b) Late at night.
(c) Middle of the afternoon.
(d) Early in the morning.

2. When it comes to grief, what people need to be corrected eventually and gently?
(a) People who have become embittered.
(b) People who believe things are more awful than they really are.
(c) People who can no longer love.
(d) People who have no faith.

3. 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.

4. What book does Nicholas say affirms the goodness of creation?
(a) The Proverbs.
(b) The Book of John.
(c) The Psalms.
(d) The Bible.

5. What was placed on the coffin after the opening words of the liturgy?
(a) A shroud.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Eric's favorite books.
(d) An old sweatshirt Eric loved.

6. Who does Nicholas say looks neither behind nor ahead because her humanity is just beginning?
(a) A bride.
(b) A baby.
(c) A graduate.
(d) A new parent.

7. 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.

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

9. For whom was the liturgy used at Eric's funeral originally written?
(a) A friend whose child died in infancy.
(b) A friend whose son committed suicide.
(c) A friend suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease.
(d) A friend suffering from brain cancer.

10. What did one of Eric's brothers place on the coffin?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Roses.
(c) Lilies.
(d) Daisies.

11. What type of books were on a table in Eric's apartment?
(a) Art and mountaineering books.
(b) Books on pottery.
(c) Architectural books.
(d) Bibles and devotionals.

12. Who met Nicholas at the airport?
(a) Bernhard.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Karl.
(d) Albert.

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

14. What sacrament was celebrated at the funeral?
(a) Confirmation.
(b) Absolution.
(c) Reconciliation.
(d) Eucharist.

15. Where did Eric spend many days in the last months of his life?
(a) The buildings in the School of Architecture.
(b) The library.
(c) A friend's apartment.
(d) A small church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of trees were releasing their seeds when Eric was laid to rest?

2. What did Nicholas and his family decide to do with Eric's belongings?

3. Who was on the plane that Nicholas took to Europe?

4. Who insisted on seeing Eric's body?

5. What did Eric give up because it did not fit his plans?

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