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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Van end his letters in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) All my love.
(b) All shall be most well.
(c) All is as it should be.
(d) All will never be the same.

2. How did Van get his students into a lively debate in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) They discussed marriage.
(b) They discussed money.
(c) They discussed scientific theory.
(d) They discussed rhetoric.

3. How did Van feel about God while living at Glenmerle?
(a) He thought there were several gods.
(b) He did not believe in God.
(c) He was devoted to God.
(d) He rarely went to church.

4. What did Van see on his way to the hospital in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A baby.
(c) A sunset.
(d) A flower patch.

5. What does Van say would have made him hate God in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) Van's recent study of Buddhism.
(b) God's inability of sending signs to Van.
(c) Davy's illness.
(d) Davy's relationship with God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like when Van and Davy married?

2. Where did Van and Davy pray in the country cemetery in "The Barrier Breached?"

3. What is "The Sands?"

4. Where is Ladywood located?

5. Where did Van and Davy read "Wind in the Willows" together while at Oxford?

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