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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is A Grief Observed a series of?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Research papers.
(c) Reflections.
(d) Essays.

2. Who has just died?
(a) The author's mother.
(b) The author's neighbor.
(c) The author's wife.
(d) The author's best friend.

3. In the first chapter, what does the author say is the most "disquieting symptom"?
(a) His ability to continue working.
(b) When he turns his back on his friends.
(c) Wondering where God is.
(d) His deep depression.

4. What disease took both of the author's parents?
(a) Old age.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Diabetes.

5. How does Lewis think his friends react to talking about H.?
(a) Without sympathy.
(b) With sorrow.
(c) With eagerness.
(d) With embarrassment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sense does the first chapter end with?

2. Where is Jesus's agony on the cross recorded?

3. Whom does Lewis' sons remind him of?

4. What kind of character did the author's wife have?

5. According to the author, if he searched the universe for H., what would happen?

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