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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Van and Davy sail after the War?
(a) To South America.
(b) The Carribbean.
(c) To the East Coast.
(d) The Florida Keys.

2. What did C.S. Lewis tell Van to avoid in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) Clergy who do not believe.
(b) Churches without bells.
(c) A full professorship.
(d) Talking with his students outside of school.

3. Why did Van recant his first confession of belief in God?
(a) He did it without thinking first.
(b) He did it out of love for Davy.
(c) He did it after drinking.
(d) He did it when he was sad.

4. What did Van's dinner group in England do?
(a) Hosted speakers.
(b) Reviewed books.
(c) Wrote articles.
(d) Raised money.

5. What denomination of Christianity did Van and Davy consider themselves to be in "Thou Art the King of Glory?"
(a) Baptists.
(b) Anglicans.
(c) Catholics.
(d) Methodists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Van say when Davy asked him not to follow her in death?

2. How did Van feel when Davy became a Christian?

3. What did C.S. Lewis say human dreams are greater than?

4. Where did a man expose himself to Davy?

5. How did Van start a social group in Virginia like the one he had at Oxford?

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