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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Davy pray for herself to live just one more year?
(a) She did not want Van to know she was sick.
(b) She wanted to try to have a child.
(c) She wanted to help out the Christian group.
(d) She believed she could get better with time.

2. What disease did C.S. Lewis suffer from?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Depression.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Osteoporosis.

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

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

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

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

7. When did Davy return to the hospital in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) October.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) August.

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

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

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

11. What does Van decide could replace nostalgia?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Daily tasks.
(c) Realizing time moves people closer to God.
(d) Reminders to live for the present.

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

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

14. Where is Ladywood located?
(a) England.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Washington, DC.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Van end his letters in "The Way of Grief?"

2. What book did Van and Davy read together when she came home from the hospital?

3. When did Van work on the Illumination of the Past?

4. What does Van realize he would have done if Davy did not die?

5. What did Davy say about Van's letters in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

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