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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 45.
(b) 62.
(c) 50.
(d) 39.

3. Who said tears would make "a pillow for my heart"?
(a) Augustine.
(b) James the Just.
(c) Ignatius of Antioch.
(d) Clement.

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

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

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

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

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

9. When was the liturgy used at Eric's funeral composed?
(a) Several years before Eric's death.
(b) A few weeks before Eric's death.
(c) A few months before Eric's death.
(d) A few days after Eric's death.

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

11. How old does Nicholas think Eric might have been in a photo that shows him holding a fish longer than he was?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

12. Where did Nicholas have to go to reclaim Eric's body?
(a) Kufstein.
(b) Ascheim.
(c) Karlsfeld.
(d) Alling.

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

14. What mountain did Eric plan to climb later that summer?
(a) Elbrus.
(b) Eiger.
(c) Matterhorn.
(d) Nadelhorn.

15. One of Nicholas's friends had a son who died several weeks before Eric. How did this young man die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Brain tumor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What elements did Nicholas believe would comfort him?

2. Who made a special cloth used during the funeral?

3. Now that Eric is gone, what does Nicholas say there is in the world now, on page 33?

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

5. In what city was Eric's apartment?

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