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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 is "The Sands?"

2. What does Van say he once thought emotions were a symptom of?

3. Why did Van go to Blackwell's Booksellers?

4. What did Van and Davy call their "shining barrier?"

5. Why did Van and Davy decide not to live at sea after their first year at Oxford?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Van say spending a year in Kensington changed him?

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

3. Why did Van and Davy choose to attend St. Ebbe's?

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

5. How did C.S. Lewis respond to Van's desire for the presence of God to be obvious?

6. What was Davy's "sin picture?"

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

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

9. What confused Van about world religions in "Encounter with Light?"

10. How did C.S. Lewis compare himself to Van in his letters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the impact of Davy's illness? How is her illness symbolic? How does her illness develop Van at a person? What message does the author convey in Davy's illness?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the theme of time as it is presented in the book. What lesson is provided by examining time in the text?

Essay Topic 3

How is Davy's death a turning point in this book? What things does Davy's death change for Van? How does Davy's death affect the message of the book?

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