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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 does Nicholas say are the worst days now that Eric is gone?

2. What is some suffering seen to be a result of?

3. Who wrote a book that angered Nicholas?

4. What does Nicholas say is God's response to our lovelessness?

5. On page 81, whom does Nicholas say that God sent to suffer like mankind?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do innocent questions make Nicholas wince?

4. How does Nicholas explain why suffering happens?

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

6. Why does Nicholas say God suffers?

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

8. Who are the mourners?

9. Does Nicholas believe that God reveals himself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Nicholas explains God and man suffering together and how they find release from suffering together.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what Nicholas believe it means to be human, using examples from the book to support your position. You may also read the texts or passages referenced by Nicholas.

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