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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Davy's friends give her after she returned home in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) Food.
(b) Blood.
(c) Money.
(d) Bibles.

3. Where did Van go when he wanted to reject Christ in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) England.
(b) The country.
(c) The city.
(d) The university.

4. What emotion did Lewis praise in Van in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Regret.
(d) Happiness.

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

6. What did Van consider doing in his career the year after Davy dies?
(a) He considered becoming a writer.
(b) He considered farming.
(c) He considered getting into finance.
(d) He considered quitting teaching.

7. Why does C.S. Lewis say Davy's death had to happen?
(a) For the good of Van.
(b) For God to make a point.
(c) Because the devil exists.
(d) Because it is unavoidable.

8. What did Van do with Davy's wedding ring as she died?
(a) Put it inside her hand.
(b) Put it back on her finger.
(c) Put it on his pinkie finger.
(d) Put it in his pocket.

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

10. What did Van see on his way to the hospital in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) A baby.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A sunset.
(d) A flower patch.

11. Why does Van seek eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) To be with Davy.
(b) To meet God.
(c) To be free of time.
(d) To end the pain.

12. Where did Van and Davy pray in the country cemetery in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) Under a tree.
(b) Inside a catacomb.
(c) At a stone cross.
(d) On a wood bench.

13. What did the Illumination of the Past make Van wonder about death?
(a) If it is a sign of things to come.
(b) If it ends with Heaven or Hell.
(c) If it is contagious.
(d) If it begins with fear.

14. What does "second death" mean?
(a) A chance for the dead to mourn.
(b) A life spent never forgetting death.
(c) Remembering the loss of a loved one.
(d) The death of two loved ones in the same year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Joy Davidman?

2. What does Lewis say is most important about eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"

3. Why did Van borrow back the letters Davy wrote to her friends?

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

5. What does Van realize about how God took Davy?

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