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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. Who said "all shall be most well" in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) Van.
(b) Davy.
(c) The hospital nurses.
(d) Julian.

2. What did Van say he knows for sure after Davy dies?
(a) That she continued on.
(b) That he was alone.
(c) That she loved him.
(d) That he would be next.

3. How many people did Van tell the doctor were praying for Davy in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) 100.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 50.
(d) One.

4. What does Van say people must pass through to get to eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) A hole.
(b) A trap door.
(c) A corridor.
(d) A window.

5. How did Van want God to treat him in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) With respect.
(b) With several requirements.
(c) Without judgment.
(d) Without many demands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Van seek eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"

2. What did Van realize about his letters to Davy in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

3. What makes Van call Davy's religion an obedience in "The Severe Mercy?"

4. How did Van start a social group in Virginia like the one he had at Oxford?

5. How did C.S. Lewis respond to Van's analogy of the "Davies?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What made Van stop writing letters to Davy?

2. What happened when Davy slips into a coma?

3. How did Van reflect on time in "The Severe Mercy?"

4. How did Van break "the barrier" in "The Barrier Breached?"

5. What happened to Joy's health?

6. How did Davy help the hospital staff?

7. Why did Davy bargain with God in "The Barrier Breached?"

8. How did Van compare seeing the "Davies" to a novel?

9. Why was Davy's death described as a "severe mercy?"

10. What did Davy do when she returned home after being in the hospital?

(see the answer keys)

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