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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates say about the search for ultimate meaning?
(a) "'Better to start whether or not you can finish.'"
(b) "'Better never to begin...but once begun...better finish.'"
(c) "'Start and see where it leads.'"
(d) "'End before you start.'"

2. What must one do every day?
(a) Live to die.
(b) Die to live.
(c) Choose to master the energy of life or squander it.
(d) Go through a re-birth.

3. What does Dan do just before darkness falls?
(a) Sobs.
(b) Lies down on a sheet beside the well.
(c) Lies down on a sheet beside the grave.
(d) Screams

4. What shows Dan the way?
(a) A whale.
(b) A raven.
(c) An albatross.
(d) An angel.

5. What is going on at the house when Dan arrives?
(a) A seance.
(b) A party.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A wake.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Dan go in his mind?

2. Who is Ruth Johnson?

3. What happens when Mama Chia throws the bird in the air.

4. How does Dan embrace life after facing death?

5. What fades in the author's memories as he leads a "normal" life?

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