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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. How long are the events Van reflects on in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) They feel like an eternity.
(b) Some are just flashes.
(c) They end very quickly.
(d) Each lasts only ten minutes.

2. How did Van get his students into a lively debate in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) They discussed scientific theory.
(b) They discussed rhetoric.
(c) They discussed marriage.
(d) They discussed money.

3. Why did C.S. Lewis say men are like dogs?
(a) They need a companion.
(b) They follow a master.
(c) They are too loyal to the pack.
(d) They are happy as long as they are fed.

4. Why did Davy start praying with the other patients when she was in the hospital for the second time?
(a) She missed her Christian group.
(b) She was comforting them.
(c) She wanted to live longer.
(d) She said it was her calling.

5. Why did Van and Davy name their house "Mole End?"
(a) Because of a C.S. Lewis novel.
(b) Because it was Davy's last house.
(c) Because of the moles in the yard.
(d) Because it made Davy laugh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Van agree to give up for Davy's wellness in "The Deathly Snows?"

3. What did Davy say about Van's letters in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

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

5. What did Van see on his way to the hospital in "The Deathly Snows?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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