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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 when Nicholas received the call that Eric died?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Sunny.

2. What did Eric's landlady say he loved more than anything?
(a) Friends.
(b) Art.
(c) Cathedrals.
(d) Mountains.

3. What was the subject of Eric's thesis?
(a) The history of computer science.
(b) Architecture and the Renaissance.
(c) The influence of corporations on the modern computer.
(d) Modern architecture.

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

5. How old was Eric when he nearly died because he would not admit that he could not swim?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

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

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

8. Where did much of the music come from that was played at Eric's funeral?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) Ecumenical community of Taize.
(c) The hymnbook of their congregation.
(d) The Middle Ages.

9. Who insisted on seeing Eric's body?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

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

11. On page 30, what does Nicholas say was found in Eric's apartment?
(a) Cards Eric had meant to mail to friends.
(b) Lists of things Eric was planning to do.
(c) Old climbing equipment.
(d) Presents Eric had bought for his family.

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

13. What color hair did Eric have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blond.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

14. 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 small church.
(d) A friend's apartment.

15. What hope did not console Nicholas?
(a) Hope that God had a plan.
(b) Hope of the resurrection.
(c) Hope in life after death.
(d) Hope of seeing Eric again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day did Nicholas return from Europe?

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?

3. What day of the week did Eric die?

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

5. When it comes to grief, what people need to be corrected eventually and gently?

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