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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Van realize about his decision to become Christian in "Thou Art the King of Glory?"
(a) He did the right amount of research.
(b) He was forced into it.
(c) He made a mistake.
(d) He was chosen for it.

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

3. Where did Van and Davy sail after the War?
(a) To the East Coast.
(b) To South America.
(c) The Carribbean.
(d) The Florida Keys.

4. What does Van say is dangerous about making decisions in "Encounter with Light?"
(a) Not talking to Davy first.
(b) Including emotion.
(c) Not sleeping well beforehand.
(d) Including God.

5. What did Van do after reading C.S. Lewis' books?
(a) Wrote a letter to Lewis.
(b) Returned the books.
(c) Burned the books.
(d) Wrote his own book.

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

7. How did Van feel about God while living at Glenmerle?
(a) He rarely went to church.
(b) He thought there were several gods.
(c) He was devoted to God.
(d) He did not believe in God.

8. Why does Van say he decided to seek joy?
(a) It is the most elusive emotion.
(b) It is the highest emotion.
(c) It is most important emotion.
(d) It is the easiest emotion.

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

10. Who bombed Pearl Harbor?
(a) Japan.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

11. 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 thought she was right.
(d) She never mocked people.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Van feel about the history of Christianity in "Encounter with Light?"

2. What did Van and Davy call themselves instead of husband and wife?

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

4. How did reading C.S. Lewis' work make Davy feel?

5. Where did Van and Davy go during their breaks from Yale?

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