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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fills the chancel's arch in the church?
(a) Scaffolding.
(b) Paintbrushes.
(c) Artwork.
(d) Candles.

2. How does Birkin respond to the invitation to Sunday School?
(a) He asks if he can bring a friend.
(b) He says he will not go.
(c) He immediately agrees to attend.
(d) He asks if he is too old.

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

4. What condition must be met in order for the church to receive the money?
(a) Piers Hebron's body must be found.
(b) Repairs must be made.
(c) Miss Hebron must be given a respectable burial.
(d) The painting must be uncovered.

5. What does Alice Keach wear that disguises her age when she comes to visit Birkin?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Makeup.
(c) A straw hat.
(d) An overcoat.

6. In Section 1, Keach comes across as harsh and unyielding in relation to _______.
(a) Piers Hebron.
(b) Charles Moon.
(c) The station manager.
(d) Miss Hebron.

7. Which of the following is NOT Birkin's idea of what the final picture of the painting will look like?
(a) Multitudes moving towards heaven.
(b) Some being tossed towards hell.
(c) A judge.
(d) Mary Magdalene.

8. What does Emily Clough want to get with the S's and stars she has collected?
(a) A copy of The Forgotten Garden.
(b) A collection of homilies.
(c) New ribbons for her hair.
(d) A notebook to record her diary.

9. When Birkin does not receive his first installment, he is upset because he doesn't have money to buy what?
(a) Paintbrushes.
(b) Paper.
(c) Wood.
(d) A blanket.

10. How is the pay for uncovering the painting?
(a) Unexpected.
(b) Bad.
(c) Nonexistant.
(d) Surprisingly high.

11. What does Kathy tell Birkin on the way home from visiting Emily Clough?
(a) That Emily thinks she is healthy.
(b) That Emily will not make it another week.
(c) That Emily is not as weak as she looks.
(d) That Emily knows she is dying.

12. In the first section of the novel, which character affects the plot even in death?
(a) Emily Keach.
(b) Piers Hebron.
(c) Miss Hebron.
(d) Edgar Birkin.

13. Who answers the door when Birkin arrives at Keach's house to ask for his first installment?
(a) The dog.
(b) Keach.
(c) Alice.
(d) No one.

14. When Thomas Birkin enters the church for the first time, he finds that it has what type of floor?
(a) Clay.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Wood.
(d) Stone.

15. What object in the church does Birkin ask Keach if he can use?
(a) Paper.
(b) The stove.
(c) Paintbrushes.
(d) The Bible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the "dafties" in Sunday School that Birkin is supposed to help out?

3. What kind of painting does Birkin think the painting is bound to be?

4. What does Keach hope that Birkin has made?

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

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