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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does C.S. Lewis say love should be passed on to after children?
(a) Parents.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) God.

2. Who did Davy write a poem for in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) Jane.
(b) Van.
(c) Julian.
(d) Jules.

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

4. What did Van do with Davy's ring when he sailed to England?
(a) Left it in Virginia.
(b) Dropped it in the water.
(c) Tied it to the mast.
(d) Left it on the boat.

5. What type of death did C.S. Lewis say is least perilous to the survivor?
(a) Death that was accidental.
(b) Death during a period of love.
(c) Death of old age.
(d) Death that was watched by God.

6. Why did Van write letters to Davy after her death?
(a) He thought it was closure.
(b) He hoped she could read them.
(c) He did not want her to feel left out.
(d) He wanted to make them into a book.

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

8. How did Van feel when he saw Davy study the Bible in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) He wished he had her focus.
(b) He wanted to be out at sea.
(c) He was sad to see her so lonely.
(d) He pretended to not see her.

9. Where did Van go at the end of the book?
(a) To London.
(b) Back to Virginia.
(c) To France.
(d) To Russia.

10. How did Van end his letters in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) All my love.
(b) All shall be most well.
(c) All will never be the same.
(d) All is as it should be.

11. What did Davy say about Van's letters in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) That she read them all.
(b) That she wanted him to stop writing them.
(c) That she had some for him in return.
(d) That she could not read them.

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

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

14. What does Van realize he would have done if Davy did not die?
(a) He would have lost his own faith.
(b) He would have tried to pull her from religion.
(c) He would have had children with her.
(d) He would have taken advantage of her.

15. Why does Lewis say the passing of time is necessary?
(a) For learning.
(b) For science.
(c) For history.
(d) For loving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flower did Van decide to bring Davy every day she was in the hospital?

2. Where did Davy work when she lived in Virginia?

3. What does Van say people must pass through to get to eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"

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

5. When did Van and C.S. Lewis say the dead will depart in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

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