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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 Van and Davy believe there is a creator of the universe?
(a) Because the Bible says so.
(b) Because they were devout Christians.
(c) Because the universe is so large.
(d) Because there was so much order and beauty.

2. When did Van return to Glenmerle for the first time?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

3. What first caught Van's attention when he first returned to Glenmerle?
(a) The size.
(b) The lawn.
(c) The new people living there.
(d) The smell.

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

5. What did Van send with Davy's letter to C.S. Lewis in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) A Bible.
(b) A letter of his own.
(c) Money.
(d) A picture of Davy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Van teach at Lynchburg?

2. What did Van and Davy call their "shining barrier?"

3. What did Van and Davy do on the veranda every day in the hospital?

4. What did Van and Davy do the day before Pearl Harbor was bombed?

5. What did C.S. Lewis tell Van and Davy during their final lunch together at Oxford?

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