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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. Why did Van and Davy name their house "Mole End?"
(a) Because it was Davy's last house.
(b) Because of the moles in the yard.
(c) Because it made Davy laugh.
(d) Because of a C.S. Lewis novel.

2. What type of death did C.S. Lewis say is least perilous to the survivor?
(a) Death during a period of love.
(b) Death that was accidental.
(c) Death that was watched by God.
(d) Death of old age.

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

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

5. What book did Van and Davy read together when she came home from the hospital?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Book of Common Prayer.
(c) The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis.
(d) The Koran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What upset Van about his letters to Davy in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

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

3. What did C.S. Lewis believe about an omniscient God?

4. What did Davy offer in return for Van's soul in "The Barrier Breached?"

5. What did Davy say about Van's letters in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Van compare seeing the "Davies" to a novel?

3. What did Van feel when he returned to Oxford in "Epilogue: The Second Death?"

4. Why did Davy bargain with God in "The Barrier Breached?"

5. Why was Davy's death described as a "severe mercy?"

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

7. How did Lewis respond to Van's first letter in "The Way of Grief?"

8. How did Van bring together an intellectual Christian group at "Li'l Dreary?"

9. Why did Van become jealous of Davy's religious practices in "The Barrier Breached?"

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

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