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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. What time did Nicholas receive the call that his son had died?
(a) 3:30 p.m.
(b) 1:30 p.m.
(c) 4:30 p.m.
(d) 2:30 p.m.

2. What does Nicholas remember lifting Eric from when he was born?
(a) A cradle.
(b) A hospital isolette.
(c) A crib.
(d) His mother's womb.

3. What was placed on the coffin after the opening words of the liturgy?
(a) A shroud.
(b) An old sweatshirt Eric loved.
(c) Eric's favorite books.
(d) Flowers.

4. What became Eric's major?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Computer science.
(c) Science.
(d) Art history.

5. Where does Nicholas say that people need to go to comfort him?
(a) Come close.
(b) Visit him at home.
(c) Spend time with him and his family.
(d) Come to the cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas say that he had to fly across to retrieve Eric's body?

2. When death is seen as a slicing of what God declared to be, then what is death?

3. What did Nicholas experience after his brief moment of resignation?

4. Who made a special cloth used during the funeral?

5. What does Nicholas want someone to do if he thoughtlessly says that he is "Fine" or "OK"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nicholas say that the family took Eric for granted?

2. Why did Eric climb the mountain alone?

3. Why did Nicholas feel that it was a cruel mockery that Eric's backpack and boots were unscathed?

4. How did Nicholas feel at the graveside?

5. What was Eric's thesis to explore?

6. What would Nicholas do if the clock could be turned back?

7. What was the dispute over the future direction of architecture?

8. How does Nicholas say that he and the family can live as faithfully and authentically with Eric gone as they did when he was present?

9. What was Eric's educational background?

10. Why does Nicholas say that Eric's body was his to claim?

(see the answer keys)

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