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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Severe Mercy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Van say was his first aesthetic experience?
(a) Watching the branches of a tree wave.
(b) Shivering in the cold.
(c) Falling in love.
(d) Having pain feel intense.

2. How did Van feel when Davy became a Christian?
(a) He was angry with her.
(b) He could not believe she did it without him.
(c) He thought she would change her mind.
(d) He was afraid of what would happen to their relationship.

3. Why does C.S. Lewis say Davy's death had to happen?
(a) Because it is unavoidable.
(b) For God to make a point.
(c) Because the devil exists.
(d) For the good of Van.

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

5. What did Van and Davy do the day before Pearl Harbor was bombed?
(a) Went fishing.
(b) Built a bomb shelter.
(c) Sailed a boat.
(d) Ate dinner with friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped heal Van's doubt about religion after C.S. Lewis warns him about attacks on his faith?

2. How did Van describe American's devotion to church?

3. Where did Van and Davy spend the day before leaving their first year at Oxford?

4. How does C.S. Lewis describe Van and Davy's decision to not have children?

5. What does Van say would have made him hate God in "The Severe Mercy?"

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