1. What does the letter that Birkin receives from Vinny say?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She would prefer he stay in Oxgodby.
(c) She wants him to come home.
(d) She wants a divorce.

2. What does Thomas Birkin look at when he arrives at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A compass.
(b) A map.
(c) A book.
(d) A letter.

3. What wakes up Birkin on Sunday mornings?
(a) Mossop ringing the church bell.
(b) The opening of the church door.
(c) Shouting in the graveyard.
(d) Alice knocking on the door..

4. As he arrives at the church, Thomas Birkin speculates that the area has probably not seen a medieval __________ boom.
(a) Book.
(b) Wool.
(c) Art.
(d) House.

5. How does Moon feel about Birkin and Alice not being romantically involved?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is relieved.
(c) He is saddened.
(d) He is angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Birkin talking about when he says, "I found it pleasantly disturbing to consider the possibility of wandering off with her to some quiet room, eating supper, taking her hand, touching her, kissing"?

2. Who sits in the back pew when visiting Birkin?

3. Who does Thomas Birkin see staring at him from the station house when he arrives?

4. What does Birkin forget when he visits the Keaches to ask for his first installment?

5. Who does Birkin see in town when he and the Ellerbecks go to Ripon?

(see the answer key)

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