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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. What was the weather like when Van and Davy married?
(a) Cold.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Cloudy.

8. Why did Van consider changing his major to theology?
(a) Because Lewis suggested it.
(b) Because it paid well.
(c) Because of how he felt writing "The Sands."
(d) Because he felt a calling.

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

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

11. Whose death did Van learn about while he is stationed in Hawaii?
(a) His father.
(b) Davy's father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Davy's mother.

12. What boat did Van and Davy buy in Miami after the War?
(a) Gull.
(b) Great-ful.
(c) Gander.
(d) Grey Goose.

13. What is "The Sands?"
(a) A poem.
(b) A novel.
(c) A song.
(d) A play.

14. Where did Van and Davy live while the Grey Goose was being built?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New York.

15. Aside from Shakespeare, what other poet does Van admire?
(a) Keats.
(b) Yates.
(c) Butler.
(d) Shelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sand blow against when Van likens Christ to sand in "The Sands?"

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

3. Why does Van believe all the great moments in life must be felt?

4. What did Van call "the dirge of a dying world?"

5. Why did Van recant his first confession of belief in God?

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