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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 surprised Van and Davy about the Christians they meet in England?

2. Why did C.S. Lewis say he started researching Christianity?

3. Whose death did Van learn about while he is stationed in Hawaii?

4. What denomination of Christianity did Van and Davy consider themselves to be in "Thou Art the King of Glory?"

5. Aside from Shakespeare, what other poet does Van admire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Van connect Glenmerle to Davy?

2. How did Davy and Van protect themselves from "creeping separateness?"

3. Why did Van and Davy call their love the "pagan love"?

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

5. What happened when Van and Davy started reading C.S. Lewis novels?

6. What was Davy and Van's wedding like?

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

8. What did Van and Davy do as soon as the war ended?

9. Why did Davy and Van decide to live at sea?

10. How did Lewis respond when Van considered changing his major to Theology?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine three ways that Lewis is shown as a religious hero. How does the author portray Lewis is this way?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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