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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 many people did Van tell the doctor were praying for Davy in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) 50.
(b) One.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 100.

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

3. Where did Van and Davy live while the Grey Goose was being built?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Maryland.

4. How did Van describe American's devotion to church?
(a) Confusing.
(b) Promising.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Passionless.

5. Where did Van and Davy read "Wind in the Willows" together while at Oxford?
(a) At C.S. Lewis' house.
(b) In a park.
(c) In the city.
(d) In a class.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Van end his letters in "The Way of Grief?"

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

3. Why did Van and Davy name their house "Mole End?"

4. What does Van say was his first aesthetic experience?

5. What did Van's dinner group in England do?

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