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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 wrote a book that angered Nicholas?
(a) A mother whose son died in an industrial accident.
(b) A father whose son died in a mountaineering accident.
(c) A father whose son died in a skiing accident.
(d) A mother whose son died in a boating accident.

2. Where did Nicholas move Eric's belongings after several weeks?
(a) Shed.
(b) Attic.
(c) Basement.
(d) Garage.

3. According to Nicholas, when will the world's redemption be fulfilled?
(a) When God's cup of suffering is full.
(b) When judgment day comes.
(c) When Jesus returns.
(d) When Satan is bound in the pit.

4. On page 56, what did a friend remark about grief?
(a) It divides.
(b) It scores the soul.
(c) It isolates.
(d) It separates.

5. What part of God is never seen?
(a) His face.
(b) His hands.
(c) His heart.
(d) His back.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 70, what passage of the Bible does Nicholas refer to as a lament in the context of a faith that endures?

2. Who does Nicholas say is the man of sorrows?

3. On page 63, what does Nicholas mention that someone said to Claire?

4. How long does Nicholas say it took to create the world?

5. What were people putting into baskets when Nicholas walked into a store?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Nicholas believe that God reveals himself?

2. Why did the ordinariness bother Nicholas when he walked into a store?

3. What did Job's friends tell him was the reason he lost his children?

4. Is Nicholas angry at God because of Eric's death?

5. Who are the mourners?

6. Why does Nicholas say that his loss is Eric's as well?

7. Why didn't Nicholas plunge back into his work?

8. In Section 8, what is said about what it means to be human?

9. What has Nicholas become in the world since Eric's death?

10. What types of days can Nicholas manage?

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