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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. Where did Eric spend many days in the last months of his life?
(a) A small church.
(b) The library.
(c) A friend's apartment.
(d) The buildings in the School of Architecture.

2. What does Nicholas want someone to do if he thoughtlessly says that he is "Fine" or "OK"?
(a) Stop him and ask him how he really feels.
(b) Nod and say nothing.
(c) Take a walk with him.
(d) Sit down and talk with him.

3. Who does Nicholas say looks neither behind nor ahead because her humanity is just beginning?
(a) A new parent.
(b) A bride.
(c) A graduate.
(d) A baby.

4. On Eric's way up the mountain, he passed a boulder with plaques listing the names of people who had died where he was going to climb. How many names were on the plaques?
(a) 62.
(b) 45.
(c) 39.
(d) 50.

5. What does Nicholas say that he had to fly across to retrieve Eric's body?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Mountains.
(c) The United States.
(d) Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When it comes to grief, what people need to be corrected eventually and gently?

2. In what city was Eric's apartment?

3. In the dispute over the future direction of architecture, what styles did the winners of the debate promote?

4. If Eric's life was a gift, what does Nicholas say he and his family must resist?

5. What was the subject of Eric's thesis?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the world look different to Nicholas after his son's death?

2. What did Nicholas and his family decide to do with Eric's things?

3. Why is there a hole in Nicholas' world after Eric's death?

4. What was Eric's educational background?

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

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

7. What gave Eric trouble in human relationships?

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

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

10. What was the history behind the liturgy that was used at Eric's funeral?

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