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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 and Davy worship as the holiest existence while in Hawaii?
(a) Love.
(b) God.
(c) Creation.
(d) Beauty.

2. What formed the X-shaped shadow Van looks at in "The Shadow of a Tree?"
(a) A ship's mast.
(b) A tree.
(c) A building.
(d) His body.

3. When did Van return to Glenmerle for the first time?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

4. Why does Van believe all the great moments in life must be felt?
(a) They do not make sense if they are not felt.
(b) They lose their majesty if they are not felt.
(c) They only happen once.
(d) They define people.

5. Why did Van and Davy believe there is a creator of the universe?
(a) Because the universe is so large.
(b) Because the Bible says so.
(c) Because there was so much order and beauty.
(d) Because they were devout Christians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Van's parents feel about his marriage to Davy?

2. What did Davy call the farmhouse she and Van lived in while waiting for the Grey Goose to be built?

3. What did Van and Davy call their "shining barrier?"

4. Who was Laddie?

5. Who bombed Pearl Harbor?

(see the answer key)

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