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

2. Why did Davy and Van take boating lessons?

3. How did Van honor his love for Davy during their first summer together?

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

5. What did C.S. Lewis tell Van and Davy during their final lunch together at Oxford?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Davy and Van protect themselves from "creeping separateness?"

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Van say he was awakened to his emotions?

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

10. How did Van say spending a year in Kensington changed him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the impact of Davy's illness? How is her illness symbolic? How does her illness develop Van at a person? What message does the author convey in Davy's illness?

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