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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 Lewis say is most important about eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) Being free of time.
(b) Seeing Davy again.
(c) Being with God.
(d) Getting to know everything.

2. What did Van agree to give up for Davy's wellness in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) His work.
(b) His dreams.
(c) His drinking.
(d) His faith.

3. Why did Van write letters to Davy after her death?
(a) He did not want her to feel left out.
(b) He wanted to make them into a book.
(c) He thought it was closure.
(d) He hoped she could read them.

4. What did Van teach at Lynchburg?
(a) Art History.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Theology.
(d) English.

5. Where did Davy work when she lived in Virginia?
(a) A library.
(b) A school.
(c) An accounting firm.
(d) A bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Davy pray for herself to live just one more year?

2. How did Van end his letters in "The Way of Grief?"

3. What advice did C.S. Lewis give Van after Davy's death?

4. What did Van do with Davy's wedding ring as she died?

5. What emotion did Lewis praise in Van in "The Way of Grief?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when Davy slips into a coma?

3. What made Van stop writing letters to Davy?

4. What did Van feel when he returned to Oxford in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

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

6. How did Van bring together an intellectual Christian group at "Li'l Dreary?"

7. What did Van and Lewis decide about a "second death?"

8. Why did Van become jealous of Davy's religious practices in "The Barrier Breached?"

9. What happened to Joy's health?

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

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