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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 memory did Van have when he returned to Lincoln?
(a) Dining with Davy.
(b) Losing Davy.
(c) Walking with Davy.
(d) Meeting Davy.

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

3. What does Van realize about how God took Davy?
(a) He was quick.
(b) He was meaningful.
(c) He was gentle.
(d) He was cruel.

4. Why did Davy begin praying for Van to have a relationship with God?
(a) She realized he is distant.
(b) She thought it would be better for their relationship.
(c) She knew she would get sicker.
(d) She always included Van in her prayers.

5. Why did Van go to Oxford in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) He had a teaching job.
(b) He felt a pull there.
(c) C.S. Lewis told him to come there.
(d) Davy left letters there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Davy say when she slipped into a coma?

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

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

4. What did Van and Davy do on the veranda every day in the hospital?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Van do before sailing back to Virginia in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

2. How did Van and Davy reunite after breaking their barrier in "The Barrier Breached?"

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

4. How did Lewis respond to Van's first letter in "The Way of Grief?"

5. What happened when Davy slips into a coma?

6. What vision of Davy did Van have in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

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

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

9. What does Van's poem about Halloween say?

10. What made Van think of the Grey Goose in "The Way of Grief?"

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