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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease did C.S. Lewis suffer from?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Depression.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Osteoporosis.

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

3. Why did Van borrow back the letters Davy wrote to her friends?
(a) To bury them with her.
(b) To burn.
(c) To form a collection.
(d) To look for signs she loved him.

4. Where is Ladywood located?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) England.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) Virginia.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Davy do in "Epilogue: The Second Death" when Van first saw her?

3. What did Jane and Van discuss after Davy went to bed?

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

5. What does Lewis say is most important about eternity in "The Severe Mercy?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocked Van about Virginia after staying at Oxford?

2. How did Lewis reflect on time in "The Severe Mercy?"

3. In "The Severe Mercy," what did Van realize would happen if Davy had not died?

4. What made Van think of the Grey Goose in "The Way of Grief?"

5. What happened to Joy's health?

6. How did Davy help the hospital staff?

7. What was the Illumination of the Past?

8. How did Lewis respond to Van's attempt to disown Christ in "The Way of Grief?"

9. What did Davy keep with her in the hospital when she returned the second time?

10. What happened when Davy slips into a coma?

(see the answer keys)

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