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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 Van and Davy make sure they spend time outside while they are at Oxford?

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

3. Why did Davy and Van take boating lessons?

4. How did Davy honor her love for Davy during their first summer together?

5. How did Van feel when Davy became a Christian?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Davy feel guilty after the man in the park exposed himself to her?

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

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

How is faith a theme in this book? How does faith affect the characters and the plot? What is the author's message about faith?

Essay Topic 2

Track Davy's religious development throughout the book. Where does it end? How does she get there? What is the purpose of Davy's religious development?

Essay Topic 3

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

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