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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 Van go to Oxford in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) He had a teaching job.
(b) Davy left letters there.
(c) C.S. Lewis told him to come there.
(d) He felt a pull there.

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

3. What memory did Van have when he returned to Lincoln?
(a) Losing Davy.
(b) Dining with Davy.
(c) Walking with Davy.
(d) Meeting Davy.

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

5. Why did Van borrow back the letters Davy wrote to her friends?
(a) To look for signs she loved him.
(b) To form a collection.
(c) To bury them with her.
(d) To burn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Davy offer in return for Van's soul in "The Barrier Breached?"

3. Where did Davy work when she lived in Virginia?

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

5. What book did Van and Davy read together when she came home from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Van compare seeing the "Davies" to a novel?

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

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

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

6. How did Davy help the hospital staff?

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

8. Why did Lewis talk to Van about his decision not to have children with Davy?

9. What was the Illumination of the Past?

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

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