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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Way of Grief.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What formed the X-shaped shadow Van looks at in "The Shadow of a Tree?"
(a) A ship's mast.
(b) A building.
(c) His body.
(d) A tree.

2. Where did Van and Davy spend the day before leaving their first year at Oxford?
(a) In the city.
(b) C.S. Lewis' house.
(c) At a local park.
(d) In the countryside.

3. Why did Lewis invite Van to Magdalen?
(a) Because he worked there.
(b) Because he wanted Van to attend class there.
(c) Because Van had never been there.
(d) Because he lived near there.

4. What does the sand blow against when Van likens Christ to sand in "The Sands?"
(a) Van's soul.
(b) Van's heart.
(c) Van's window.
(d) Van's mind.

5. Where did Van and Davy sail after the War?
(a) To South America.
(b) The Florida Keys.
(c) The Carribbean.
(d) To the East Coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Van compare seeing all the "Davies" to?

2. Where did Van and Davy go during their breaks from Yale?

3. What advice did C.S. Lewis give Van after Davy's death?

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

5. Why did Van borrow back the letters Davy wrote to her friends?

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