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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Van describe as the most repugnant part of confessing faith in Christianity?
(a) Making a confession to a priest.
(b) Reading the Bible.
(c) Saying the rosary.
(d) Bending down on one's knee.

2. What does Van say he once thought emotions were a symptom of?
(a) Strength.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Self evaluation.
(d) Effective communication.

3. What happened when Davy remembered mocking people for having religious faith?
(a) She thought she judged them too fast.
(b) She thought she needed it too.
(c) She never mocked people.
(d) She thought she was right.

4. What season was it when Davy and Van finally announced their marriage?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

5. What did Van and Davy do when they needed to make a decision?
(a) They acted on their first impulse.
(b) Read books.
(c) They made lists.
(d) They listened to music.

6. Why did Davy and Van decide to get a sailboat?
(a) They could get one cheap.
(b) It was very romantic.
(c) They did not have to buy fuel.
(d) Davy loved sailing.

7. 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) Man and woman.
(d) Partners in life.

8. Where did Van and Davy talk during their first date?
(a) By the fireplace.
(b) In a barn.
(c) Near the sea.
(d) On the porch.

9. Who was Laddie?
(a) Davy and Van's dog.
(b) Davy and Van's minister.
(c) Davy and Van's cat.
(d) Davy and Van's neighbor.

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

11. When did Van return to Glenmerle for the first time?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

12. Where did Van and Davy spend the day before leaving their first year at Oxford?
(a) At a local park.
(b) In the countryside.
(c) In the city.
(d) C.S. Lewis' house.

13. Why did Lewis invite Van to Magdalen?
(a) Because Van had never been there.
(b) Because he lived near there.
(c) Because he worked there.
(d) Because he wanted Van to attend class there.

14. Why did Van and Davy believe there is a creator of the universe?
(a) Because the Bible says so.
(b) Because they were devout Christians.
(c) Because the universe is so large.
(d) Because there was so much order and beauty.

15. What did C.S. Lewis believe about Buddhism?
(a) It is the weirdest religion.
(b) It is the simplified version of Hinduism.
(c) It is the cousin to Christianity.
(d) It is the more complex version of Hinduism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Van's parents feel about his marriage to Davy?

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

3. What part of Davy first caught Van's attention?

4. How long had Davy been dead when Van returned to Glenmerle?

5. What surprised Van and Davy about the Christians they meet in England?

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