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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Way of Grief.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Van and Davy secretly marry?
(a) They never married.
(b) After about six months together.
(c) After about two years together.
(d) After about a year together.

3. What did Jane and Van discuss after Davy went to bed?
(a) Davy's health.
(b) God.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Their jobs.

4. What did C.S. Lewis tell Van to avoid in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) Clergy who do not believe.
(b) Talking with his students outside of school.
(c) Churches without bells.
(d) A full professorship.

5. What did the gust of wind in "The Way of Grief" make Van think of?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Davy's hair.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Change.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Davy's friends give her after she returned home in "The Deathly Snows?"

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

3. Who was Laddie?

4. Why did Van and Davy decide not to live at sea after their first year at Oxford?

5. What helped heal Van's doubt about religion after C.S. Lewis warns him about attacks on his faith?

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