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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Van go when he wanted to reject Christ in "The Way of Grief?"
(a) The country.
(b) The university.
(c) England.
(d) The city.

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

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

4. What did Jane and Van discuss after Davy went to bed?
(a) Davy's health.
(b) God.
(c) Their jobs.
(d) Poetry.

5. What did Davy do in "Epilogue: The Second Death" when Van first saw her?
(a) Smile.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Clap.
(d) Cry.

6. What did Van say he knows for sure after Davy dies?
(a) That he was alone.
(b) That she continued on.
(c) That he would be next.
(d) That she loved him.

7. What did Van do with Davy's ring when he sailed to England?
(a) Dropped it in the water.
(b) Left it in Virginia.
(c) Left it on the boat.
(d) Tied it to the mast.

8. What did Van and Davy do on the veranda every day in the hospital?
(a) Read the Bible.
(b) Sat in silence.
(c) Wrote poems.
(d) Drank tea.

9. What does Van say people must pass through to get to eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"
(a) A trap door.
(b) A corridor.
(c) A window.
(d) A hole.

10. How did Van get his students into a lively debate in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) They discussed scientific theory.
(b) They discussed rhetoric.
(c) They discussed money.
(d) They discussed marriage.

11. What did Van teach at Lynchburg?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Theology.
(c) English.
(d) Art History.

12. How did Van feel when he saw Davy study the Bible in "The Barrier Breached?"
(a) He was sad to see her so lonely.
(b) He wished he had her focus.
(c) He wanted to be out at sea.
(d) He pretended to not see her.

13. What did Van do with Davy's wedding ring as she died?
(a) Put it in his pocket.
(b) Put it back on her finger.
(c) Put it inside her hand.
(d) Put it on his pinkie finger.

14. Why did C.S. Lewis say men are like dogs?
(a) They are happy as long as they are fed.
(b) They follow a master.
(c) They are too loyal to the pack.
(d) They need a companion.

15. What did Davy say about Van's letters in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"
(a) That she could not read them.
(b) That she read them all.
(c) That she had some for him in return.
(d) That she wanted him to stop writing them.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Davy return to the hospital in "The Deathly Snows?"

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

3. Why did Van want to reject Christ in "The Way of Grief?"

4. What did Van pray for when he met Joy?

5. Why did Davy start praying with the other patients when she was in the hospital for the second time?

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