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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Severe Mercy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Davy and Van decide to get a sailboat?
(a) They did not have to buy fuel.
(b) They could get one cheap.
(c) It was very romantic.
(d) Davy loved sailing.

2. What did the Illumination of the Past make Van wonder about death?
(a) If it is contagious.
(b) If it ends with Heaven or Hell.
(c) If it is a sign of things to come.
(d) If it begins with fear.

3. Where did Van leave some of Davy's ashes?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In England.
(c) At the stone cross.
(d) At Glenmerle.

4. What emotion did Lewis praise in Van in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Regret.

5. Where did Van and Davy live during their first year at Oxford?
(a) C.S. Lewis' house.
(b) A London townhouse.
(c) A studio apartment.
(d) Church quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What formed the X-shaped shadow Van looks at in "The Shadow of a Tree?"

2. What did Van see when he envisioned all the "Davies" he had known after she died?

3. What does C.S. Lewis tell Van about love in "The Severe Mercy?"

4. Why did Van and Davy believe there is a creator of the universe?

5. What did Van and Davy do when they needed to make a decision?

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