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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 (through page 13).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the other man who Keach tells Birkin is living at the church?
(a) Smith.
(b) Moon.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Hebron.

3. Who offers Thomas Birkin an umbrella when he arrives in town?
(a) The cab driver.
(b) The stationmaster.
(c) The painter.
(d) The reverend.

4. Why does Thomas Birkin refuse the umbrella he is offered at the station?
(a) He says he does not trust the man offering the umbrella.
(b) He says he enjoys the rain.
(c) He says he does not accept gifts from strangers.
(d) He says he will dry off at the church.

5. From what century are the tombstones in the church graveyard?
(a) 18th.
(b) 16th.
(c) 19th.
(d) 17th.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Keach be viewed in relation to Birkin's work?

2. How does Birkin feel about the painting although he cannot see it?

3. Who does the money come from for the painting to be uncovered?

4. While on the ladder in the church for the first time, Thomas Birkin thinks about everything that _________ has told him.

5. What does Keach hope that Birkin has made?

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