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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 did C.S. Lewis say about religions born in jungles?

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

3. How did Van and Davy come up with their code before marriage?

4. What did Van's dinner group in England do?

5. Who did Van write for after the War?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explain how Glenmerle plays a role in the development of Van as a person and the plot of this book.

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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