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

2. What did Van teach at Lynchburg?
(a) Art History.
(b) Theology.
(c) English.
(d) Philosophy.

3. Why did Davy pray for herself to live just one more year?
(a) She wanted to help out the Christian group.
(b) She did not want Van to know she was sick.
(c) She believed she could get better with time.
(d) She wanted to try to have a child.

4. What eventually happens to the sand in "The Sands?"
(a) It wears Van down.
(b) It becomes a pearl.
(c) It blows away.
(d) It builds a beach.

5. How did Van describe Christianity after seeing the cross-like shadow?
(a) As a truth.
(b) As a fairy tale.
(c) As a weapon.
(d) As a farce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What boat did Van and Davy buy in Miami after the War?

2. Why did Davy start praying with the other patients when she was in the hospital for the second time?

3. Where did Van and Davy pray in the country cemetery in "The Barrier Breached?"

4. How did Van feel when Davy became a Christian?

5. What does Van say staying in Kensington did for him?

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