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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Van get his students into a lively debate in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) They discussed marriage.
(b) They discussed money.
(c) They discussed scientific theory.
(d) They discussed rhetoric.

2. Why did Van want to reject Christ in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) He found out Lewis lied to him.
(b) He believed more in Buddhism.
(c) He was angry about losing Davy.
(d) He did not get a second sign for God.

3. How did Van want God to treat him in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) Without many demands.
(b) With several requirements.
(c) Without judgment.
(d) With respect.

4. Where did Jane come from when she visited Van and Davy?
(a) England.
(b) India.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) California.

5. How did Van start a social group in Virginia like the one he had at Oxford?
(a) He put up posters.
(b) He had Davy invite friends over.
(c) He called C.S. Lewis.
(d) He invited a student over.

6. What did Van send with Davy's letter to C.S. Lewis in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) A picture of Davy.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A letter of his own.
(d) Money.

7. How does Van decide to honor Davy's memory?
(a) By being devoted to God.
(b) By donating to church.
(c) By keeping all her letters.
(d) By naming a school after her.

8. What did Van agree to give up for Davy's wellness in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) His work.
(b) His drinking.
(c) His faith.
(d) His dreams.

9. 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 always included Van in her prayers.
(c) She knew she would get sicker.
(d) She realized he is distant.

10. What did Van see when he envisioned all the "Davies" he had known after she died?
(a) He saw his own life.
(b) He saw her growing old.
(c) He saw how she had been sick all along.
(d) He saw that each one must die.

11. What did Van realize about his letters to Davy in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) He should publish them.
(b) He needed to write one a day.
(c) He could not write them anymore.
(d) He had to save them all.

12. What does Van say people must pass through to get to eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) A hole.
(b) A trap door.
(c) A corridor.
(d) A window.

13. When did Van work on the Illumination of the Past?
(a) Sunday mornings.
(b) Every day after work.
(c) He never got around to working on it.
(d) For a month after Davy's death.

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

15. What did Davy do in "Epilogue: The Second Death" when Van first saw her?
(a) Cry.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Clap.
(d) Smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Davy's friends give her after she returned home in "The Deathly Snows?"

2. What did Davy offer in return for Van's soul in "The Barrier Breached?"

3. What makes Van call Davy's religion an obedience in "The Severe Mercy?"

4. What upset Van about his letters to Davy in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

5. How did C.S. Lewis respond to Van's analogy of the "Davies?"

(see the answer keys)

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