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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Shining Barrier (The Pagan Love).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Van describe Davy?
(a) His biggest mystery.
(b) His lost chance.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His first love.

2. Why does Van believe all the great moments in life must be felt?
(a) They do not make sense if they are not felt.
(b) They define people.
(c) They only happen once.
(d) They lose their majesty if they are not felt.

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

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

5. What did Van and Davy call their "shining barrier?"
(a) Their values.
(b) Their marriage code.
(c) Their love.
(d) The fence around Glenmerle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Van see when he looked at his boyhood house for the first time since leaving it?

2. What did Davy and Van decide to establish a code for before marriage?

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

4. What does Van say made him realize the feelings of pain and longing while in Kensington?

5. Why did Davy and Van decide to get a sailboat?

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