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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Encounter with Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Van call "the dirge of a dying world?"
(a) New York.
(b) Waikiki.
(c) Pathetique.
(d) Japan.

2. What did Van and Davy do the day before Pearl Harbor was bombed?
(a) Ate dinner with friends.
(b) Sailed a boat.
(c) Went fishing.
(d) Built a bomb shelter.

3. In "Encounter with Light", what did Van say makes all world religion leaders similar?
(a) They want the same goals.
(b) They respond to the same forces.
(c) They believe in the same God.
(d) They celebrate the same holidays.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Van go to Blackwell's Booksellers?

2. What does Van say is dangerous about making decisions in "Encounter with Light?"

3. What did Davy let go of during her first flight?

4. What did the man exposing himself make Van and Davy realize is part of all humans?

5. Why did Van want his money back for the print in "The Shining Barrier?"

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