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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What formed the X-shaped shadow Van looks at in "The Shadow of a Tree?"
(a) A ship's mast.
(b) A building.
(c) A tree.
(d) His body.

2. What did Van and Davy call their "shining barrier?"
(a) Their love.
(b) Their marriage code.
(c) The fence around Glenmerle.
(d) Their values.

3. Where did Van and Davy go during their breaks from Yale?
(a) Maryland.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Ohio.

4. How long had Davy been dead when Van returned to Glenmerle?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Nine months.

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

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

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

8. What did C.S. Lewis say about religions born in jungles?
(a) They were just like Christianity.
(b) They were based on superstition.
(c) They were focused on the devil.
(d) They were rarely recognized.

9. What did C.S. Lewis tell Van and Davy during their final lunch together at Oxford?
(a) That Van had only begun his journey.
(b) That he would see them again.
(c) That goodbyes are forever.
(d) That life is temptation.

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

11. What did Davy call the farmhouse she and Van lived in while waiting for the Grey Goose to be built?
(a) Horsebite Hall.
(b) Cow's Tail Chateau.
(c) Frog-jump Farm.
(d) Mockingbird Manor.

12. What helped heal Van's doubt about religion after C.S. Lewis warns him about attacks on his faith?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Love.
(d) Time.

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

14. What does Van believe the pain he feels in losing Davy is worth?
(a) The chance to travel the world.
(b) Money.
(c) The joy of reuniting with her.
(d) The motivation to write a novel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Van feel about God while living at Glenmerle?

2. Who bombed Pearl Harbor?

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

4. What did C.S. Lewis believe about Buddhism?

5. What did Van and Davy do the day before Pearl Harbor was bombed?

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