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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. Why did Van consider changing his major to theology?
(a) Because he felt a calling.
(b) Because it paid well.
(c) Because Lewis suggested it.
(d) Because of how he felt writing "The Sands."

2. Where did Van and Davy read "Wind in the Willows" together while at Oxford?
(a) In a class.
(b) In the city.
(c) At C.S. Lewis' house.
(d) In a park.

3. What did the man exposing himself make Van and Davy realize is part of all humans?
(a) Fear.
(b) Power.
(c) Logic.
(d) Evil.

4. How did Van and Davy come up with their code before marriage?
(a) They examined failed relationships.
(b) They made a list of what they value.
(c) They asked their parents for advice.
(d) They read love poetry.

5. What did Van and Davy call the "Grey Goose?"
(a) A house.
(b) A bird.
(c) Their love.
(d) A boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van say was his first aesthetic experience?

2. How did Van feel about the history of Christianity in "Encounter with Light?"

3. Why did Van and Davy decide not to live at sea after their first year at Oxford?

4. Why did Van and Davy enroll at Yale?

5. What did Davy and Van see as being a blessing in heaven of their marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Van react the first time he returns to Glenmerle?

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

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

7. How did Van connect Glenmerle to Davy?

8. How did Van say spending a year in Kensington changed him?

9. What was Davy's "sin picture?"

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

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