A Severe Mercy Test | Final Test - Easy

Sheldon Vanauken
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Severe Mercy Test | Final Test - Easy

Sheldon Vanauken
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Davy work when she lived in Virginia?
(a) An accounting firm.
(b) A bank.
(c) A school.
(d) A library.

2. What advice did C.S. Lewis give Van after Davy's death?
(a) To write letters to all his friends.
(b) To eat well.
(c) To keep his faith.
(d) To get rest.

3. What flower did Van decide to bring Davy every day she was in the hospital?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Roses.
(c) Carnations.
(d) Tulips.

4. Where did Van leave some of Davy's ashes?
(a) At Glenmerle.
(b) In England.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At the stone cross.

5. What does Van realize about how God took Davy?
(a) He was quick.
(b) He was meaningful.
(c) He was gentle.
(d) He was cruel.

6. Why did Van borrow back the letters Davy wrote to her friends?
(a) To burn.
(b) To form a collection.
(c) To bury them with her.
(d) To look for signs she loved him.

7. What upset Van about his letters to Davy in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) He no longer wrote "you."
(b) They were selfish.
(c) He lost them.
(d) She did not want them.

8. What did Davy say when she slipped into a coma?
(a) "My God."
(b) "Oh love."
(c) "Go on."
(d) "It's alright."

9. What was Joy dying of?
(a) Old age.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Brain cancer.
(d) Bone cancer.

10. Why did Davy begin praying for Van to have a relationship with God?
(a) She thought it would be better for their relationship.
(b) She knew she would get sicker.
(c) She realized he is distant.
(d) She always included Van in her prayers.

11. What does Van say would have made him hate God in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) Davy's illness.
(b) Van's recent study of Buddhism.
(c) Davy's relationship with God.
(d) God's inability of sending signs to Van.

12. What did Van compare seeing all the "Davies" to?
(a) A poem.
(b) A portrait.
(c) A song.
(d) A novel.

13. What did Davy offer in return for Van's soul in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) Her life.
(b) Her love.
(c) Her faith.
(d) Her money.

14. Why does Van say he offered his own life for Davy's goodness in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) Because she asked him to.
(b) Because Lewis told him.
(c) Because God told him.
(d) Because he loved her.

15. Why did C.S. Lewis say men are like dogs?
(a) They need a companion.
(b) They follow a master.
(c) They are happy as long as they are fed.
(d) They are too loyal to the pack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Van want God to treat him in "The Barrier Breached?"

2. What did Van pray for when he met Joy?

3. How did Van greet Davy in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

4. Why did Davy pray for herself to live just one more year?

5. How long are the events Van reflects on in "The Severe Mercy?"

(see the answer keys)

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