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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alice ask Birkin when she sees the painting of hell?
(a) If he enjoys his work.
(b) Why a portion is not painted.
(c) Why someone would paint something so horrible.
(d) If he believes in hell.

2. Which of the following is not part of Birkin's daily routine during the summer in Oxgodby?
(a) Rising at about 4 in the morning.
(b) Working until 6 in the evening.
(c) Eating breakfast in the bell tower.
(d) Sharing a cup of tea with Moon.

3. What symbol do Moon and Birkin find inside the tomb indicating that Miss Hebron's ancestor was a Muslim?
(a) A flag.
(b) A crescent.
(c) A boat.
(d) A star.

4. After seeing strands of the painter's hair in the painting, Birkin realizes he had ______.
(a) Brown hair.
(b) Light hair.
(c) Black hair.
(d) Gray hair.

5. About how tall does Birkin think the painter must have been?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 4.5 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 5.5 feet.

6. What does Birkin liken to hell in his own mind?
(a) Keach.
(b) His work.
(c) The war.
(d) Painting.

7. What material did the original artist of the painting use on the nobles' clothes?
(a) Gold leaf.
(b) Blue lapiz.
(c) Black paint.
(d) Cinnabr.

8. What part of the painting was covered first?
(a) The man that Birking suspects is a portrait.
(b) The portrayal of the devil.
(c) The figure of Jesus Christ.
(d) Portrayals of demons.

9. What does Birkin find out about Moon from the man he meets in Ripon who was also in the war?
(a) That Moon is homosexual.
(b) That Moon is a schizophrenic.
(c) That Moon is a pathological liar.
(d) That Moon was not in the war.

10. What do the people do after the service Birkin attends on Sunday nights?
(a) Congregate by the altar and cry.
(b) Clear out the pews and begin dancing.
(c) Gather around the organ and sing songs.
(d) Leave quickly.

11. What does Alice ask to see when she visits Birkin for the final time and brings him apples?
(a) His diary.
(b) The grave.
(c) The painting.
(d) His living area.

12. What does Alice tell Birkin has not been easy on Keach?
(a) The war.
(b) Work.
(c) The world.
(d) The village.

13. How does Alic respond after Birkin tells her that he finds her attractive?
(a) By running off.
(b) With a kiss.
(c) With a nod.
(d) By crying.

14. What does Alice leave Birkin the day she comes up the ladder and scares Birkin?
(a) Paper.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Books.
(d) Bread.

15. Why does Birkin return to the church after leaving to head home?
(a) To pack a lunch.
(b) To look for Alice.
(c) To see the painting again.
(d) To get his bedroll he forgot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Moon likes that who are the only people that know about how great the painting is?

2. How does Birkin feel about working in the summer at Oxgodby?

3. Who is described as an "impresario conjuring and teasing"?

4. What does Birkin wish he had done after Alice leaves for the last time?

5. What characterizes the damned souls in the original painting?

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