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

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

3. What season was it when Davy and Van finally announced their marriage?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

5. How long did Van stay in Kensington?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Laddie?

2. What did Van and Davy call the "Grey Goose?"

3. Why did Van want his money back for the print in "The Shining Barrier?"

4. Where did Van and Davy sail after the War?

5. What did Van and Davy call themselves instead of husband and wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Van and Davy choose to attend St. Ebbe's?

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

3. What did Van and Davy decide to do after leaving their first year at Oxford?

4. What was Davy and Van's wedding like?

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

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

7. What did Van say happened when he decided to seek the highest of emotions?

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

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

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

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