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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. What was the subject of Eric's thesis?

2. On Eric's way up the mountain, he passed a boulder with plaques listing the names of people who had died where he was going to climb. How many names were on the plaques?

3. What day of the week did Nicholas receive the call that his son died?

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

5. What type of spices did Eric have in his cupboard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things remind Nicholas that Eric is gone?

2. In what way does the world look different to Nicholas after his son's death?

3. 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?

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

5. How did Nicholas learn that his son died?

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

7. What does Nicholas not want to hear as he grieves?

8. What does Nicholas believe would be insipid?

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

10. What gave Eric delight in his later years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast what Nicholas and Eric lost because of Eric's premature death.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the benefits of suffering, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast what Jesus and what the Stoics felt about mourning, as explained in this book. Use examples from the book.

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