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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Two, of whom does the author decide he needs to think more?
(a) Himself.
(b) H.
(c) God.
(d) His children.

2. In the first chapter, who does the author say had died several years ago?
(a) One of the author's sons.
(b) The author's friend.
(c) The author's brother.
(d) The author's father.

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

4. According to the author, if he searched the universe for H., what would happen?
(a) He would not find her.
(b) He would find her.
(c) He would be left even more lonely.
(d) He would find God.

5. What quality did the author admire so much about H.?
(a) Her detachment.
(b) Her love for their children.
(c) Her wisdom.
(d) Her sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do some of the author's friends try to console him?

2. What does the author conclude it is foolish to expect from the dead?

3. Who causes the author the most confusion?

4. How does the author close the second chapter?

5. Who is the main character in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. H.'s absence is most evident to Lewis in his body. How does Lewis experience his own body in his grief?

2. In what ways does Lewis reflect a mother who has lost her child can and cannot find comfort? For what does a mother mourn in that situation?

3. What does Lewis think that he can say about H.'s continuing? Why is it important for Lewis to work out the issue of where H. is?

4. What does Lewis realize is the problem with deciding to think less about himself and more about H.?

5. Lewis begins to ask a question that becomes central to his reflections. What "disquieting symptom" introduces itself to Lewis in Chapter One?

6. In what ways does Lewis describe H.'s "noble hunger"? Describe the ways that H.'s "noble hunger" displayed itself in H.'s approach.

7. How does Lewis try to convince himself that he does not mind H.'s death? Provide examples of the things that Lewis tells himself.

8. What was so striking and disturbing about Lewis's encounter with the man he had not seen for 10 years? What image comes to Lewis's mind about memories of H.?

9. What is it about cancer that prompts some of Lewis' reflections?

10. In Chapter Two, how does Lewis introduce the idea of faith? When does Lewis determine that one's beliefs are ultimately tested?

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