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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 Nicholas say are the worst days now that Eric is gone?
(a) Nicholas's birthday.
(b) Holidays.
(c) The birthday of his other children.
(d) Eric's birthday.

2. What repelled Nicholas when he walked into a store?
(a) Seeing Eric's old friends.
(b) The hustle and bustle in the store.
(c) The people who gave him their condolences.
(d) The ordinariness of what he saw.

3. How many children did Nicholas have?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. What type of questions make Nicholas wince?
(a) Questions about his well being.
(b) Questions about his family.
(c) Probing questions.
(d) Innocent questions.

5. Who said, "Truly, you are a God who hides yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior"?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Hosea.
(c) Micah.
(d) Jeremiah.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nicholas almost not dare to say that Eric will miss because he has died?

3. What does the Christian gospel focus on telling Christians?

4. When Nicholas reads the New Testament, of what fact is he convinced?

5. On page 66, a friend mentions to Nicholas that the message of a book in the Bible is the endurance of faith. What book of the Bible has this theme?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nicholas explain why suffering happens?

3. What metaphor does Nicholas use to explain faith?

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

5. Who are the mourners?

6. What will Nicholas do rather than turn away from death?

7. What types of days can Nicholas manage?

8. What would Nicholas give for the changes in his character since Eric died?

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

10. On page 76, what does a bitter, suffering friend tell Nicholas?

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