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

2. What flower did Van decide to bring Davy every day she was in the hospital?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Carnations.
(c) Roses.
(d) Daisies.

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

4. Who does C.S. Lewis say love should be passed on to after children?
(a) God.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Parents.
(d) Enemies.

5. Why does Van say he offered his own life for Davy's goodness in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) Because God told him.
(b) Because he loved her.
(c) Because she asked him to.
(d) Because Lewis told him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Van compare seeing all the "Davies" to?

2. Who says Davy's death is a severe mercy?

3. What memory did Van have when he returned to Lincoln?

4. Where did Van leave some of Davy's ashes?

5. What did Jane and Van discuss after Davy went to bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lewis respond to Van's attempt to disown Christ in "The Way of Grief?"

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

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

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

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

6. In "The Severe Mercy," what did Van realize would happen if Davy had not died?

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

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

9. Why did Van write letters to several friends in "The Way of Grief?"

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

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