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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 60, Nicholas speaks of an image that haunts him. Where is he standing in this image?
(a) On a sinking ship.
(b) On an airplane.
(c) On a battlefield.
(d) On a football field.

2. On page 81, whom does Nicholas say that God sent to suffer like mankind?
(a) The disciples.
(b) His son.
(c) The prophets.
(d) The apostles.

3. In the image that Nicholas talks about seeing on page 60, who does he see dead?
(a) Eric.
(b) Amy.
(c) Claire.
(d) His father.

4. What were people squeezing at the store when Nicholas was shopping?
(a) Watermelons.
(b) Pomegranates.
(c) Melons.
(d) Pears.

5. What does Nicholas look forward to doing on the Great Day when all will be reunited?
(a) Being able to sing with the angels.
(b) Being able to worship at God's throne.
(c) Throwing himself into the arms of those he's wronged and saying, "I'm sorry."
(d) Being able to dispense with guilt.

6. How do the Biblical writers describe mankind?
(a) Sinful and lost.
(b) Deceitful and desperately wicked.
(c) Made in the image of God.
(d) A little lower than the angels.

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

8. What does a voice say when Nicholas becomes fearful in the dream he mentions on page 50?
(a) Be still.
(b) Don't worry.
(c) Don't fear.
(d) Have faith.

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

10. In the book that angered Nicholas, what passage of the Bible does the author mention was read in church the Sunday before the death of a man's son?
(a) Lamentations 3.
(b) Psalm 18.
(c) Proverbs 15.
(d) John 14.

11. 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 boy mowing the lawn on a hot day.
(c) A deer panting for streams of water.
(d) A person lost in the desert wanting a drink.

12. On page 63, what does Nicholas mention that someone said to Claire?
(a) I hope your faith in God is being strengthened.
(b) I hope you are learning to find joy again.
(c) I hope you're learning to live at peace with Eric's death.
(d) I hope you don't blame God.

13. What book of the Bible does Nicholas mention that speaks of the coming of the day of shalom?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) Lamentations.
(d) Revelation.

14. On page 66, what did a friend say he saw during Eric's funeral?
(a) Love.
(b) Peace.
(c) Joy.
(d) Faith.

15. Instead of overcoming, what has Nicholas learned to do with the unpleasant things in his life?
(a) Endure.
(b) Confront.
(c) Trust.
(d) Cope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nicholas move Eric's belongings after several weeks?

2. Where did Eric's belongings stand for weeks?

3. Who wrote, "we have to wait for the third day"?

4. What part of God is never seen?

5. What metaphor does Nicholas use on page 76 to refer to faith?

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