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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the work where this phrase appears, "there must be something more than death..., there must be a promise that is not fulfilled in our short existence in this world."
(a) Consolation in the Face of Death.
(b) A Letter of Consolation.
(c) In Memoriam.
(d) Searching for Comfort.

2. On page 81, whom does Nicholas say that God sent to suffer like mankind?
(a) The apostles.
(b) The prophets.
(c) His son.
(d) The disciples.

3. Which of the following names is the name of one of Nicholas' children?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Amy.
(d) David.

4. According to Nicholas, when will the world's redemption be fulfilled?
(a) When God's cup of suffering is full.
(b) When Jesus returns.
(c) When Satan is bound in the pit.
(d) When judgment day comes.

5. What part of God is never seen?
(a) His face.
(b) His heart.
(c) His back.
(d) His hands.

6. On page 66, what did a friend say he saw during Eric's funeral?
(a) Joy.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Faith.

7. What music of Brahms does Nicholas try to play?
(a) German Requiem.
(b) Paganini Variations.
(c) The Art of Fugue.
(d) Hungarian Dances.

8. On page 85, who does Nicholas say are the mourners?
(a) Those who have found joy in God.
(b) Those who have caught a glimpse of God's new day.
(c) Those who have identified themselves with Jesus Christ.
(d) Those who see beyond sorrow.

9. To have an authentic life, whom must one become more like?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) One of the sorrowing.
(c) A little child.
(d) God.

10. What does a voice say when Nicholas becomes fearful in the dream he mentions on page 50?
(a) Have faith.
(b) Don't worry.
(c) Be still.
(d) Don't fear.

11. What repelled Nicholas when he walked into a store?
(a) Seeing Eric's old friends.
(b) The people who gave him their condolences.
(c) The ordinariness of what he saw.
(d) The hustle and bustle in the store.

12. What will happen to him who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow?
(a) He will return with bushels of grain and a faithful heart.
(b) He will return with songs of joy carrying sheaves.
(c) He will return with corn and a joyful heart.
(d) He will return with weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13. What was Nicholas watching when the thought overwhelmed him that he did not understand suffering?
(a) The flicker of red-gold morning light on wind-blown waves.
(b) A father carrying his dead son.
(c) The flicker of orange-pink evening light on almost still water.
(d) A mother weeping in a cemetery.

14. What nations does Nicholas mention when he thinks about what it would be like to be a member of a people whose national existence is under attack?
(a) Russians and Iranians.
(b) Armenians, Jews, and Palestinians.
(c) Iraqis and Iranians.
(d) Sudan, Pakistan, and India.

15. Where did Eric's belongings stand for weeks?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the entry.
(c) In the garage.
(d) In his room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "God too is pained by death, more even than you and I are; but there's nothing much he can do about it"?

2. What histories are written about the odyssey of humanity on earth?

3. On page 60, Nicholas speaks of an image that haunts him. Where is he standing in this image?

4. On page 56, what did a friend remark about grief?

5. On page 66, a friend mentions to Nicholas that the message of a book in the Bible is the endurance of faith. What book of the Bible has this theme?

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