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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Van and Davy live while the Grey Goose was being built?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maryland.

2. Why did Van and Davy decide not to live at sea after their first year at Oxford?
(a) There was no church at sea.
(b) It no longer fit their philosophy.
(c) They could no longer afford it.
(d) Davy needed to take more classes.

3. Why did Van and Davy discuss grammar with Lewis while at Oxford?
(a) Because it changed the meaning of the Bible.
(b) Because Lewis was a writer.
(c) Because they discussed literature.
(d) Because Davy was confused.

4. What does the Tao focus on?
(a) A series of rituals.
(b) A complex agreement.
(c) A code of conduct.
(d) A set of rules.

5. Why did Lewis invite Van to Magdalen?
(a) Because Van had never been there.
(b) Because he worked there.
(c) Because he lived near there.
(d) Because he wanted Van to attend class there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van say staying in Kensington did for him?

2. What did C.S. Lewis believe about Buddhism?

3. What denomination of Christianity did Van and Davy consider themselves to be in "Thou Art the King of Glory?"

4. How did Van describe Christianity after seeing the cross-like shadow?

5. How did Davy honor her love for Davy during their first summer together?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Van say he was awakened to his emotions?

2. Why did C.S. Lewis say he favors Christianity to other world religions?

3. What did Van observe about Lewis as a teacher?

4. What did the shadow of the ship's masts in Hawaii make Van think of?

5. Why did Van and Davy call their schooner Grey Goose?

6. Why did Davy and Van sail to Oxford at the end of "The Shadow of a Tree?"

7. How did Lewis respond when Van considered changing his major to Theology?

8. What ground rules did Davy and Van create before getting married?

9. What did Van and Davy do when they invited people over to their apartment near Oxford?

10. What did Lewis say in his letters about the simplification of religions?

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