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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Davy remembered mocking people for having religious faith?

2. What did C.S. Lewis say human dreams are greater than?

3. Where did Van and Davy live during their first year at Oxford?

4. How did reading C.S. Lewis' work make Davy feel?

5. What eventually happens to the sand in "The Sands?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What ground rules did Davy and Van create before getting married?

2. Why did Davy and Van decide not to have children?

3. What did Lewis say in his letters about the simplification of religions?

4. What did Van and Davy do when they invited people over to their apartment near Oxford?

5. What did the shadow of the ship's masts in Hawaii make Van think of?

6. Why did C.S. Lewis say he favors Christianity to other world religions?

7. What did Van and Davy decide to do after leaving their first year at Oxford?

8. Why did Van and Davy call their schooner Grey Goose?

9. What did Van write in "The Sands?"

10. How did Van react the first time he returns to Glenmerle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Track Van's religious development throughout the book. Where does he end? How does he get there? What is the purpose of Van's religious development?

Essay Topic 2

Sailing is a dream of Van's and referenced often. Explore the symbolism of sailing and life on the sea. How does this symbol help develop the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the theme of privacy in this book. Show how the author uses this theme to explore religion.

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