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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 type of death did C.S. Lewis say is least perilous to the survivor?

2. How many people did Van tell the doctor were praying for Davy in "The Deathly Snows?"

3. Where did Davy work when she lived in Virginia?

4. Where is Ladywood located?

5. What disease did C.S. Lewis suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What vision of Davy did Van have in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

2. How did Van break "the barrier" in "The Barrier Breached?"

3. In "The Severe Mercy," what did Van realize would happen if Davy had not died?

4. What happened when Davy slips into a coma?

5. What shocked Van about Virginia after staying at Oxford?

6. How did Van bring together an intellectual Christian group at "Li'l Dreary?"

7. Why did Lewis talk to Van about his decision not to have children with Davy?

8. What did Van feel when he returned to Oxford in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

9. What did Van do before sailing back to Virginia in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

10. What was the Illumination of the Past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of intellectual communities in this book? How are they formed? What do they do? How do these communities affect the individuals and their story?

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

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?

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