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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Davy return to the hospital in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) October.

2. Where did Van and Davy live during their first year at Oxford?
(a) A studio apartment.
(b) A London townhouse.
(c) C.S. Lewis' house.
(d) Church quarters.

3. Why does Van believe all the great moments in life must be felt?
(a) They do not make sense if they are not felt.
(b) They lose their majesty if they are not felt.
(c) They only happen once.
(d) They define people.

4. How did Van describe American's devotion to church?
(a) Confusing.
(b) Promising.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Passionless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from Shakespeare, what other poet does Van admire?

2. What did Van say he knows for sure after Davy dies?

3. What did Van's dinner group in England do?

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

5. What denomination of Christianity did Van and Davy consider themselves to be in "Thou Art the King of Glory?"

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