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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What upset Van about his letters to Davy in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) He no longer wrote "you."
(b) They were selfish.
(c) She did not want them.
(d) He lost them.

2. Who says Davy's death is a severe mercy?
(a) C.S. Lewis.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) Davy's sister.
(d) Van.

3. What advice did C.S. Lewis give Van after Davy's death?
(a) To keep his faith.
(b) To eat well.
(c) To get rest.
(d) To write letters to all his friends.

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

5. Why did Davy pray for herself to live just one more year?
(a) She believed she could get better with time.
(b) She wanted to help out the Christian group.
(c) She wanted to try to have a child.
(d) She did not want Van to know she was sick.

6. What did Davy say when she slipped into a coma?
(a) "It's alright."
(b) "My God."
(c) "Go on."
(d) "Oh love."

7. Why did Van go to Oxford in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) He had a teaching job.
(b) He felt a pull there.
(c) C.S. Lewis told him to come there.
(d) Davy left letters there.

8. What does Van say would have made him hate God in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) Van's recent study of Buddhism.
(b) God's inability of sending signs to Van.
(c) Davy's illness.
(d) Davy's relationship with God.

9. How did Van start a social group in Virginia like the one he had at Oxford?
(a) He put up posters.
(b) He had Davy invite friends over.
(c) He called C.S. Lewis.
(d) He invited a student over.

10. How many people did Van tell the doctor were praying for Davy in "The Deathly Snows?"
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) One.
(d) 1,000.

11. How did Van describe American's devotion to church?
(a) Passionless.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Promising.
(d) Cruel.

12. What makes the moments Van reflects on in "The Severe Mercy" imperfect?
(a) Hatred is everywhere.
(b) People are not perfect.
(c) Memory tainted them.
(d) Time affected them.

13. How did C.S. Lewis respond to Van's analogy of the "Davies?"
(a) He ignored it.
(b) He laughed at it.
(c) He reprimanded Van for it.
(d) He complimented Van on it.

14. How did Van end his letters in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) All shall be most well.
(b) All my love.
(c) All will never be the same.
(d) All is as it should be.

15. Who does C.S. Lewis say love should be passed on to after children?
(a) Parents.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) God.
(d) Enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "all shall be most well" in "The Deathly Snows?"

2. What did the gust of wind in "The Way of Grief" make Van think of?

3. What memory did Van have when he returned to Lincoln?

4. What comforted Van when he learns of C.S. Lewis' death?

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

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