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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Encounter with Light", what did Van say makes all world religion leaders similar?
(a) They respond to the same forces.
(b) They believe in the same God.
(c) They want the same goals.
(d) They celebrate the same holidays.

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

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

4. Why did Van and Davy decide not to live at sea after their first year at Oxford?
(a) They could no longer afford it.
(b) There was no church at sea.
(c) It no longer fit their philosophy.
(d) Davy needed to take more classes.

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

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

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

8. What did Van and Davy call the "Grey Goose?"
(a) A bird.
(b) A boat.
(c) Their love.
(d) A house.

9. What does Van say was his first aesthetic experience?
(a) Falling in love.
(b) Watching the branches of a tree wave.
(c) Having pain feel intense.
(d) Shivering in the cold.

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

11. What first caught Van's attention when he first returned to Glenmerle?
(a) The size.
(b) The smell.
(c) The new people living there.
(d) The lawn.

12. What did Van's dinner group in England do?
(a) Raised money.
(b) Hosted speakers.
(c) Wrote articles.
(d) Reviewed books.

13. What does the sand blow against when Van likens Christ to sand in "The Sands?"
(a) Van's soul.
(b) Van's heart.
(c) Van's window.
(d) Van's mind.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is "The Sands?"

3. Where did Van and Davy talk during their first date?

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

5. Why did Van and Davy make sure they spend time outside while they are at Oxford?

(see the answer keys)

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