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

2. How old was Eric when he died?
(a) 21.
(b) 28.
(c) 26.
(d) 25.

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

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

5. Where does Nicholas say that people need to go to comfort him?
(a) Come to the cemetery.
(b) Visit him at home.
(c) Spend time with him and his family.
(d) Come close.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was Eric born?

2. What is one of the profoundest features of the Christian and Jewish way of being-in-the-world and being-in-history?

3. How old was Eric when he nearly died because he would not admit that he could not swim?

4. Who told Eric's friends that he had died?

5. What color hair did Eric have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is there a hole in Nicholas' world after Eric's death?

2. Describe the liturgy used at Eric's funeral.

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

4. What was Eric's educational background?

5. How does Nicholas say that he and the family can live as faithfully and authentically with Eric gone as they did when he was present?

6. What gave Eric trouble in human relationships?

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

8. What would Nicholas do if the clock could be turned back?

9. How did Nicholas feel at the graveside?

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

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