View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As creatures of God, what does Nicholas say man should not yearn for?
(a) Eternity.
(b) Timeless disembodiment.
(c) The life hereafter.
(d) Heaven.

2. Who met Nicholas at the airport?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Albert.
(c) Bernhard.
(d) Karl.

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

4. What author does Nicholas quote, who says that "No man is an island"?
(a) John Donne.
(b) Ben Jonson.
(c) Edmund Waller.
(d) Francis Bacon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one of Eric's brothers place on the coffin?

2. For whom was the liturgy used at Eric's funeral originally written?

3. What day of the week was Eric's body returned to them?

4. What did Eric spend much of one summer helping to rebuild?

5. Who was on the plane that Nicholas took to Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Nicholas feel at the graveside?

2. Why is it necessary for some to see the body of the one who died?

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

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

5. Why would Nicholas get angry with Eric?

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

7. What sacrament was celebrated at Eric's funeral?

8. Why did Eric climb the mountain alone?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 706 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample