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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 was the subject of Eric's thesis?
(a) The influence of corporations on the modern computer.
(b) Architecture and the Renaissance.
(c) The history of computer science.
(d) Modern architecture.

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

3. Who did Nicholas meet with after he returned from Europe?
(a) A co-worker.
(b) A friend.
(c) His pastor.
(d) His family.

4. Now that Eric is gone, what does Nicholas say there is in the world now, on page 33?
(a) A hole.
(b) A darkness.
(c) A lack of peace.
(d) A lack of faith.

5. What does Nicholas remember lifting Eric from when he was born?
(a) A cradle.
(b) His mother's womb.
(c) A hospital isolette.
(d) A crib.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is man compared to in Job 14: 1-2?

2. What became Eric's major?

3. How old does Nicholas think Eric might have been in a photo that shows him holding a fish longer than he was?

4. Who made a special cloth used during the funeral?

5. What did Nicholas experience after his brief moment of resignation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nicholas believe would be insipid?

2. What was Eric's educational background?

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

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

5. What was the dispute over the future direction of architecture?

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

7. Why did Nicholas feel that it was a cruel mockery that Eric's backpack and boots were unscathed?

8. 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?

9. What gave Eric trouble in human relationships?

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

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