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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. What did C.S. Lewis say about religions born in jungles?
(a) They were focused on the devil.
(b) They were based on superstition.
(c) They were just like Christianity.
(d) They were rarely recognized.

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

3. What eventually happens to the sand in "The Sands?"
(a) It blows away.
(b) It builds a beach.
(c) It wears Van down.
(d) It becomes a pearl.

4. What does Van believe the pain he feels in losing Davy is worth?
(a) The joy of reuniting with her.
(b) Money.
(c) The chance to travel the world.
(d) The motivation to write a novel.

5. How did Davy honor her love for Davy during their first summer together?
(a) With paintings.
(b) With letters.
(c) With poetry.
(d) With songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Van and Davy live during their first year at Oxford?

2. What is "The Sands?"

3. Why did Davy and Van take boating lessons?

4. Why did C.S. Lewis say he started researching Christianity?

5. How did Van feel about God while living at Glenmerle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Van connect Glenmerle to Davy?

2. Why did Davy feel guilty after the man in the park exposed himself to her?

3. What did Van and Davy do as soon as the war ended?

4. How did Davy and Van protect themselves from "creeping separateness?"

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

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

7. What confused Van about world religions in "Encounter with Light?"

8. How did C.S. Lewis compare himself to Van in his letters?

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

10. How did the bombing of Pearl Harbor affect Van and Davy?

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