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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 did Van feel when he saw Davy study the Bible in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) He was sad to see her so lonely.
(b) He wished he had her focus.
(c) He wanted to be out at sea.
(d) He pretended to not see her.

2. What did Davy have with her in the hospital when she returned the second time?
(a) Jane's letters.
(b) One of Van's poems.
(c) One of her paintings.
(d) Julian's Bible.

3. What did C.S. Lewis believe about an omniscient God?
(a) Everyone is good inside.
(b) Nothing is on purpose.
(c) Everything has a purpose.
(d) No one knows their future.

4. What does Van say would have made him hate God in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) Davy's relationship with God.
(b) Van's recent study of Buddhism.
(c) Davy's illness.
(d) God's inability of sending signs to Van.

5. What did Davy say when she slipped into a coma?
(a) "Go on."
(b) "It's alright."
(c) "My God."
(d) "Oh love."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van realize he would have done if Davy did not die?

2. When did Van and C.S. Lewis say the dead will depart in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

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

4. What did Van do with Davy's wedding ring as she died?

5. Who did Davy write a poem for in "The Barrier Breached?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the Illumination of the Past?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Davy help the hospital staff?

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

10. What made Van stop writing letters to Davy?

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