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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nicholas reads the New Testament, of what fact is he convinced?
(a) That Jesus of Nazareth was raised from the dead.
(b) That God is good.
(c) That God loves his children.
(d) That Jesus of Nazareth died for man's sins.

2. What type of questions make Nicholas wince?
(a) Innocent questions.
(b) Questions about his family.
(c) Probing questions.
(d) Questions about his well being.

3. Who said, "Truly, you are a God who hides yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior"?
(a) Jeremiah.
(b) Hosea.
(c) Micah.
(d) Isaiah.

4. On page 61, in what type of land does Nicholas find it difficult to sing?
(a) This dry and weary land.
(b) This desolate land.
(c) This barren land.
(d) This sorrowing land.

5. Where is it written "Why do you permit yourself to suffer, O God? If the death of the devout costs you dear, why do you permit it?"
(a) Psalm 1:12.
(b) Psalm 116:15.
(c) Psalm 120:18.
(d) Psalm 119:110.

6. Who wrote, "we have to wait for the third day"?
(a) Clement.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Henri Nouwen.
(d) Greg Bahsen.

7. Who said these words, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Paul.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

8. What is a soul that pants for God compared to in a scripture passage that Nicholas quotes on page 71?
(a) A runner desperate for a drink of water.
(b) A deer panting for streams of water.
(c) A boy mowing the lawn on a hot day.
(d) A person lost in the desert wanting a drink.

9. On page 70, what passage of the Bible does Nicholas refer to as a lament in the context of a faith that endures?
(a) Psalm 42.
(b) Isaiah 40.
(c) Revelation 21.
(d) Jeremiah 33.

10. What was Nicholas watching when the thought overwhelmed him that he did not understand suffering?
(a) The flicker of orange-pink evening light on almost still water.
(b) A mother weeping in a cemetery.
(c) The flicker of red-gold morning light on wind-blown waves.
(d) A father carrying his dead son.

11. What specific date does Nicholas say is one of the worst days?
(a) January 31.
(b) April 30.
(c) February 28.
(d) March 31.

12. Who wrote a book that angered Nicholas?
(a) A mother whose son died in a boating accident.
(b) A father whose son died in a mountaineering accident.
(c) A father whose son died in a skiing accident.
(d) A mother whose son died in an industrial accident.

13. What repelled Nicholas when he walked into a store?
(a) Seeing Eric's old friends.
(b) The people who gave him their condolences.
(c) The ordinariness of what he saw.
(d) The hustle and bustle in the store.

14. What does every act of evil extract from God?
(a) A tear.
(b) A sob.
(c) Consolation.
(d) Comfort.

15. What is the name of the work where this phrase appears, "there must be something more than death..., there must be a promise that is not fulfilled in our short existence in this world."
(a) A Letter of Consolation.
(b) In Memoriam.
(c) Searching for Comfort.
(d) Consolation in the Face of Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nicholas mentions stories written about humanity's odyssey on earth, what is one story he mentions?

2. What types of days can Nicholas, on page 61, say he can manage?

3. On page 63, what does Nicholas mention that someone said to Claire?

4. When did Nicholas think he heard Eric call, "Hey Dad, I'm back."

5. On Page 80, what does it say that God has allowed to flow?

(see the answer keys)

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