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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. Whose death did Van learn about while he is stationed in Hawaii?
(a) Davy's mother.
(b) Davy's father.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

2. What does Van say staying in Kensington did for him?
(a) Made him smarter.
(b) Made him want to travel.
(c) Made him work harder.
(d) Made England real.

3. What happened when Davy remembered mocking people for having religious faith?
(a) She thought she needed it too.
(b) She thought she judged them too fast.
(c) She never mocked people.
(d) She thought she was right.

4. What boat did Van and Davy buy in Miami after the War?
(a) Great-ful.
(b) Gander.
(c) Gull.
(d) Grey Goose.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like when Van and Davy married?

2. How did Van describe Christianity after seeing the cross-like shadow?

3. What formed the X-shaped shadow Van looks at in "The Shadow of a Tree?"

4. What did Davy and Van see as being a blessing in heaven of their marriage?

5. When did Van return to Glenmerle for the first time?

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