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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 upset Van about his letters to Davy in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) They were selfish.
(b) He no longer wrote "you."
(c) She did not want them.
(d) He lost them.

2. What disease did C.S. Lewis suffer from?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Osteoporosis.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Depression.

3. What did Davy say about Van's letters in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) That she read them all.
(b) That she had some for him in return.
(c) That she could not read them.
(d) That she wanted him to stop writing them.

4. What did Van see on his way to the hospital in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) A sunset.
(b) A flower patch.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A baby.

5. What does Van realize he would have done if Davy did not die?
(a) He would have taken advantage of her.
(b) He would have lost his own faith.
(c) He would have tried to pull her from religion.
(d) He would have had children with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Davy return to the hospital in "The Deathly Snows?"

2. How many people did Van tell the doctor were praying for Davy in "The Deathly Snows?"

3. Why did Van borrow back the letters Davy wrote to her friends?

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

5. Why does Van say he offered his own life for Davy's goodness in "The Severe Mercy?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Illumination of the Past?

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

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

4. What did Lewis warn Van about in terms of eternity?

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

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

7. What happened to Joy's health?

8. What did Davy keep with her in the hospital when she returned the second time?

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

10. What happened when Davy slips into a coma?

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