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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Shadow of a Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Van call "the dirge of a dying world?"
(a) Japan.
(b) Pathetique.
(c) New York.
(d) Waikiki.

2. Whose death did Van learn about while he is stationed in Hawaii?
(a) His mother.
(b) Davy's mother.
(c) Davy's father.
(d) His father.

3. Where did Van and Davy go during their breaks from Yale?
(a) New York.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Ohio.
(d) New Jersey.

4. What season was it when Davy and Van finally announced their marriage?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

5. Why did Van and Davy enroll at Yale?
(a) They got free tuition.
(b) It was the best school.
(c) They loved New Haven.
(d) There were too many students at Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Davy first caught Van's attention?

2. What did Van and Davy do the day before Pearl Harbor was bombed?

3. How long had Davy been dead when Van returned to Glenmerle?

4. What did Davy and Van decide to establish a code for before marriage?

5. Why does Van believe all the great moments in life must be felt?

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