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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Van realize he would have done if Davy did not die?
(a) He would have taken advantage of her.
(b) He would have had children with her.
(c) He would have lost his own faith.
(d) He would have tried to pull her from religion.

2. What did Davy call the farmhouse she and Van lived in while waiting for the Grey Goose to be built?
(a) Mockingbird Manor.
(b) Frog-jump Farm.
(c) Horsebite Hall.
(d) Cow's Tail Chateau.

3. What makes the moments Van reflects on in "The Severe Mercy" imperfect?
(a) People are not perfect.
(b) Hatred is everywhere.
(c) Time affected them.
(d) Memory tainted them.

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

5. How did Davy honor her love for Davy during their first summer together?
(a) With poetry.
(b) With letters.
(c) With paintings.
(d) With songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jane come from when she visited Van and Davy?

2. What did Van do with Davy's wedding ring as she died?

3. Who bombed Pearl Harbor?

4. Why does Van seek eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"

5. What did C.S. Lewis believe about Buddhism?

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