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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Van say is dangerous about making decisions in "Encounter with Light?"
(a) Including God.
(b) Not talking to Davy first.
(c) Including emotion.
(d) Not sleeping well beforehand.

2. What helped heal Van's doubt about religion after C.S. Lewis warns him about attacks on his faith?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Love.
(c) Time.
(d) Nothing.

3. Where did Van and Davy read "Wind in the Willows" together while at Oxford?
(a) In the city.
(b) At C.S. Lewis' house.
(c) In a class.
(d) In a park.

4. Why did Van and Davy make sure they spend time outside while they are at Oxford?
(a) To honor God's work.
(b) To take breaks from school.
(c) To protect their relationship.
(d) To enjoy the warm weather.

5. What did Van and Davy worship as the holiest existence while in Hawaii?
(a) Love.
(b) God.
(c) Creation.
(d) Beauty.

6. Who bombed Pearl Harbor?
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

7. What does Van believe the pain he feels in losing Davy is worth?
(a) Money.
(b) The joy of reuniting with her.
(c) The chance to travel the world.
(d) The motivation to write a novel.

8. How long did Van stay in Kensington?
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

9. How long had Davy been dead when Van returned to Glenmerle?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Six months.

10. Where did a man expose himself to Davy?
(a) In a park.
(b) On Yale campus.
(c) On a train.
(d) At her house.

11. How did Van and Davy come up with their code before marriage?
(a) They asked their parents for advice.
(b) They read love poetry.
(c) They examined failed relationships.
(d) They made a list of what they value.

12. Why did Van go to Blackwell's Booksellers?
(a) To ask for a job.
(b) To research Christianity.
(c) To start a book collection.
(d) To find a gift for Davy.

13. What did Davy let go of during her first flight?
(a) A letter.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her shoe.

14. Where did Van and Davy go during their breaks from Yale?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Maryland.

15. What did Van and Davy do when they needed to make a decision?
(a) They acted on their first impulse.
(b) They made lists.
(c) Read books.
(d) They listened to music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Van and Davy discuss grammar with Lewis while at Oxford?

2. What boat did Van and Davy buy in Miami after the War?

3. Where did Van and Davy sail after the War?

4. Aside from Shakespeare, what other poet does Van admire?

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

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