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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Shadow of a Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had it been since Van left when he returned to Glenmerle for the first time?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Ten years.

2. How did Van's parents feel about his marriage to Davy?
(a) They would not talk to him about it.
(b) They disapproved of it.
(c) They did not know about it.
(d) They approved of it.

3. Who was Laddie?
(a) Davy and Van's minister.
(b) Davy and Van's cat.
(c) Davy and Van's dog.
(d) Davy and Van's neighbor.

4. Aside from Shakespeare, what other poet does Van admire?
(a) Shelly.
(b) Yates.
(c) Keats.
(d) Butler.

5. What did Van and Davy call themselves instead of husband and wife?
(a) Man and woman.
(b) Comrades in love.
(c) Partners in life.
(d) They do not use any names or titles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What first caught Van's attention when he first returned to Glenmerle?

2. What did Van call "the dirge of a dying world?"

3. How did Van feel about God while living at Glenmerle?

4. How long did Van stay in Kensington?

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

(see the answer key)

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