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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 were people putting into baskets when Nicholas walked into a store?

2. On page 87, what does Nicholas say that God wanted to experience with man because of his great love for mankind?

3. On page 50, what happens in Nicholas' dream?

4. What does Nicholas say that he does now instead of rowing?

5. What type of questions make Nicholas wince?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do innocent questions make Nicholas wince?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is what the Stoics said different from what Jesus said about mourning?

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

10. What will Nicholas do with the regrets he has regarding Eric?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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