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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. If Eric's life was a gift, what does Nicholas say he and his family must resist?
(a) Amnesia.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Pain.
(d) Fear.

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

4. What day of the week did Eric die?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was placed on the coffin after the opening words of the liturgy?

2. What does Nicholas say that a friend's tears are to his wounds?

3. What words does Nicholas use to describe Eric's apartment?

4. Where does Nicholas say that people need to go to comfort him?

5. On page 30, what does Nicholas say was found in Eric's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nicholas conclude when he asks himself if it matters that Eric's thesis was never finished?

2. What things remind Nicholas that Eric is gone?

3. In what way does the world look different to Nicholas after his son's death?

4. What was the history behind the liturgy that was used at Eric's funeral?

5. Why does Nicholas say that Eric's body was his to claim?

6. Why does Nicholas say that the family took Eric for granted?

7. What was Eric's thesis to explore?

8. Why did Eric climb the mountain alone?

9. What does Nicholas say it is to be human?

10. When was Eric born and when did he die?

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