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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. Where did Van and Davy sail after the War?

2. Why did Davy and Van decide to get a sailboat?

3. When did Van return to Glenmerle for the first time?

4. What did Van say God must help him with at the end of "Encounter with Light?"

5. What did Van call "the dirge of a dying world?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the bombing of Pearl Harbor affect Van and Davy?

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

3. How did Van say he was awakened to his emotions?

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

5. What did Van observe about Lewis as a teacher?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain what Van and Davy's "shining barrier" is. How do they form it? How is it successful or unsuccessful? What is the purpose of the barrier?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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