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

2. Why did Van and Davy enroll at Yale?

3. What part of Davy first caught Van's attention?

4. How long had it been since Van left when he returned to Glenmerle for the first time?

5. Why did Davy and Van take boating lessons?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Van say happened when he decided to seek the highest of emotions?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Follow Van and Davy's relationship from beginning to end of the book. What are their three biggest turning points? How are they developed? What lessons are conveyed through their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Van's poetry. Choose three of Van's poems and discuss their literary value, purpose, and devices used in each poem.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two disagreements Van has with Lewis in this novel. Consider the topic of the argument, the opinions shared, and the result.

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