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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 does the Tao focus on?

2. What did Van and Davy call their "shining barrier?"

3. What does Van say he once thought emotions were a symptom of?

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

5. How did Van describe Christianity after seeing the cross-like shadow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Davy and Van sail to Oxford at the end of "The Shadow of a Tree?"

4. How did C.S. Lewis compare himself to Van in his letters?

5. How did Van connect Glenmerle to Davy?

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

7. What did Van and Davy do when they invited people over to their apartment near Oxford?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reflect on three examples of Lewis' writing in the book. Why was each piece written? What is the effect of each piece? How successful is each example of writing?

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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