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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. Why did Davy pray for herself to live just one more year?
(a) She wanted to try to have a child.
(b) She wanted to help out the Christian group.
(c) She did not want Van to know she was sick.
(d) She believed she could get better with time.

2. Who says Davy's death is a severe mercy?
(a) Davy's sister.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) C.S. Lewis.
(d) Van.

3. What did Davy do in "Epilogue: The Second Death" when Van first saw her?
(a) Smile.
(b) Clap.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Cry.

4. When did Van work on the Illumination of the Past?
(a) Every day after work.
(b) Sunday mornings.
(c) He never got around to working on it.
(d) For a month after Davy's death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the gust of wind in "The Way of Grief" make Van think of?

2. How did Van feel when he saw Davy study the Bible in "The Barrier Breached?"

3. Who does C.S. Lewis say love should be passed on to after children?

4. To whom did Van compare Joy?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What shocked Van about Virginia after staying at Oxford?

9. What did Van realize about Davy's barter with God in "The Deathly Snows?"

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

(see the answer keys)

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