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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did C.S. Lewis say he started researching Christianity?
(a) He had a school project.
(b) He was paid to write its history.
(c) He wanted it to be true.
(d) He did not want it to be true.

2. How did Van and Davy come up with their code before marriage?
(a) They asked their parents for advice.
(b) They examined failed relationships.
(c) They made a list of what they value.
(d) They read love poetry.

3. Why did Van and Davy make sure they spend time outside while they are at Oxford?
(a) To take breaks from school.
(b) To honor God's work.
(c) To enjoy the warm weather.
(d) To protect their relationship.

4. Why did Van go to Blackwell's Booksellers?
(a) To research Christianity.
(b) To ask for a job.
(c) To find a gift for Davy.
(d) To start a book collection.

5. How did Van's parents feel about his marriage to Davy?
(a) They approved of it.
(b) They disapproved of it.
(c) They did not know about it.
(d) They would not talk to him about it.

6. What did Van and Davy worship as the holiest existence while in Hawaii?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Creation.
(c) Love.
(d) God.

7. What composer did Van and Davy enjoy listening to at St. Ebbe's?
(a) Vivaldi.
(b) Handel.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Bach.

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

9. Who did Van and Davy invite over for company during their first year at Oxford?
(a) People of other religions.
(b) Other Christians.
(c) Professors.
(d) They do not invite people over.

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

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

12. Why did Van and Davy enroll at Yale?
(a) It was the best school.
(b) They loved New Haven.
(c) There were too many students at Oxford.
(d) They got free tuition.

13. What did Davy and Van decide to establish a code for before marriage?
(a) Their respect.
(b) Their togetherness.
(c) Their "inloveness."
(d) Their solitude.

14. How did reading C.S. Lewis' work make Davy feel?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Pained.
(c) At peace.
(d) Afraid.

15. Where did a man expose himself to Davy?
(a) In a park.
(b) On a train.
(c) On Yale campus.
(d) At her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What first caught Van's attention when he first returned to Glenmerle?

2. What did C.S. Lewis tell Van and Davy during their final lunch together at Oxford?

3. How does Van describe Davy?

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

5. Where did Van and Davy live while the Grey Goose was being built?

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