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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did C.S. Lewis believe about an omniscient God?
(a) Nothing is on purpose.
(b) No one knows their future.
(c) Everyone is good inside.
(d) Everything has a purpose.

3. What did Davy have with her in the hospital when she returned the second time?
(a) Jane's letters.
(b) One of Van's poems.
(c) Julian's Bible.
(d) One of her paintings.

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

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

6. 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 always included Van in her prayers.
(d) She realized he is distant.

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

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

9. What did Van pray for when he met Joy?
(a) He faith to return.
(b) Her help with his faith.
(c) Her soul being saved.
(d) Her recovery.

10. What makes the moments Van reflects on in "The Severe Mercy" imperfect?
(a) People are not perfect.
(b) Time affected them.
(c) Memory tainted them.
(d) Hatred is everywhere.

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

12. What memory did Van have when he returned to Lincoln?
(a) Meeting Davy.
(b) Losing Davy.
(c) Walking with Davy.
(d) Dining with Davy.

13. How many people did Van tell the doctor were praying for Davy in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) 1,000.
(b) One.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van say would have made him hate God in "The Severe Mercy?"

2. What disease did C.S. Lewis suffer from?

3. What comforted Van when he learns of C.S. Lewis' death?

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

5. What did Van compare seeing all the "Davies" to?

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