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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 does the sand blow against when Van likens Christ to sand in "The Sands?"
(a) Van's soul.
(b) Van's window.
(c) Van's mind.
(d) Van's heart.

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

3. Why did Davy and Van decide to get a sailboat?
(a) They could get one cheap.
(b) They did not have to buy fuel.
(c) Davy loved sailing.
(d) It was very romantic.

4. What does Van describe as the most repugnant part of confessing faith in Christianity?
(a) Reading the Bible.
(b) Bending down on one's knee.
(c) Making a confession to a priest.
(d) Saying the rosary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van say is dangerous about making decisions in "Encounter with Light?"

2. What did Van do after reading C.S. Lewis' books?

3. Who did Van and Davy invite over for company during their first year at Oxford?

4. What did Van and Davy do the day before Pearl Harbor was bombed?

5. What does Van say he once thought emotions were a symptom of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did C.S. Lewis respond to Van's desire for the presence of God to be obvious?

5. What did Van write in "The Sands?"

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Van and Davy call their love the "pagan love"?

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