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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 was the weather like when Van and Davy married?

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

3. What is "The Sands?"

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

5. What did Davy call the farmhouse she and Van lived in while waiting for the Grey Goose to be built?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Van connect Glenmerle to Davy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the relationship between different religious ideas and religions as introduced in this book. Choose three ideologies to focus on. Consider their beliefs, their practices, and the impact of each belief.

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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