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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, if any, were H.'s last words?
(a) "I don't want to die."
(b) "I don't want to leave you now."
(c) She had no last words.
(d) "I am at peace with God."

2. According to the author, what feeling does a dying person experience?
(a) Relief that pain will end.
(b) Fear of destruction.
(c) Joy to be going to Heaven.
(d) Sorrow to leave one's partner.

3. In the third chapter, what does the author decide is happening to his wife in the next life?
(a) She is perfected in God's eyes.
(b) God continues to "temper her."
(c) Absolutely nothing.
(d) She has become an angel.

4. When will the author know if his restored faith is solid?
(a) When he prays daily.
(b) When the next tragic blow comes.
(c) When he no longer misses H.
(d) When he returns to church.

5. What feeling is the author surprised to discover that grief resembles?
(a) Love.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his grief, where did the author want to revisit?

2. How does Lewis think his friends react to talking about H.?

3. To what does the author compare clinging to the memory of one who has died?

4. What does the author think lessens the horror of a terminal illness?

5. How does the author close the second chapter?

(see the answer key)

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