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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was there a furious dispute over the future direction of architecture?

2. Who had just left on a plane to see Eric?

3. Where did Eric spend many days in the last months of his life?

4. What color hair did Eric have?

5. How old was Eric when he died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Nicholas feel at the graveside?

3. What does Nicholas say should be said or done with someone who is suffering?

4. 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?

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

6. What was Eric's educational background?

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

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

9. What gave Eric delight in his later years?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why loss produces a sense that something has ended, using examples from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss the struggle that Nicholas had when he tried to return to ordinary life and to his work.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why it is more difficult to bury a child than to bury one's parents. Do you think that Nicholas' position is true? Why or why not? Include textual references in your essay.

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