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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Deathly Snows.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Van and Davy do on the veranda every day in the hospital?
(a) Read the Bible.
(b) Sat in silence.
(c) Drank tea.
(d) Wrote poems.

3. Who said "all shall be most well" in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) The hospital nurses.
(b) Davy.
(c) Julian.
(d) Van.

4. What does Van say was his first aesthetic experience?
(a) Watching the branches of a tree wave.
(b) Shivering in the cold.
(c) Falling in love.
(d) Having pain feel intense.

5. What book did Van and Davy read together when she came home from the hospital?
(a) The Book of Common Prayer.
(b) The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Koran.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Van teach at Lynchburg?

3. What did Van realize about his decision to become Christian in "Thou Art the King of Glory?"

4. How did Davy honor her love for Davy during their first summer together?

5. How did Van honor his love for Davy during their first summer together?

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