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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 does the Christian gospel focus on telling Christians?
(a) Meaning of suffering.
(b) Meaning of sin.
(c) Meaning of faith.
(d) Meaning of salvation.

2. Which of the following names is the name of one of Nicholas' children?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Katherine.
(c) David.
(d) Amy.

3. Who wrote "God too is pained by death, more even than you and I are; but there's nothing much he can do about it"?
(a) Rabbi Klein.
(b) Rabbi Kushner.
(c) Rabbi Elwood.
(d) Rabbi Schmidt.

4. What nations does Nicholas mention when he thinks about what it would be like to be a member of a people whose national existence is under attack?
(a) Russians and Iranians.
(b) Iraqis and Iranians.
(c) Sudan, Pakistan, and India.
(d) Armenians, Jews, and Palestinians.

5. What does Nicholas say is God's response to our lovelessness?
(a) Great anger.
(b) Deep sorrow.
(c) Avenging fury.
(d) Forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said these words, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted"?

2. On page 64, what does Nicholas feel when he looks back at times when Eric was alive?

3. Whose funeral had Nicholas attended six months before Eric's death?

4. What will happen to him who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow?

5. What mountain peak does Nicholas mention after discussing his dream on page 50?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nicholas convinced of when he reads the New Testament?

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

3. In what respects does man mirror God?

4. What types of days can Nicholas manage?

5. Is there a firm answer to why humans suffer?

6. Who are the mourners?

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

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

9. Why does Nicholas say God suffers?

10. What are the worst days for Nicholas now that Eric is gone?

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