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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What tool does Moon tell Birkin he is going to use to look for Miss Hebron's ancestor?
(a) A divining rod.
(b) His brain.
(c) A hoe.
(d) Prayer.

4. After Mrs. Ellerback reprimands Birkin for singing a song that mentions alcohol, what does Birkin change the word alcohol to?
(a) Tea.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Water.
(d) Coffee.

5. According to Birkin, who typically drew the other paintings from the time period of the painting he is working on?
(a) A group of painters who collectively took credit.
(b) A group of painters, although only one was given credit.
(c) One person and filled in by an assistant.
(d) Assistants and touched up by the painter.

6. Where do Birkin and Moon begin looking for the bones of Miss Hebron's ancestor?
(a) In the graveyard.
(b) Under the tent where Moon has been living.
(c) At the depression Moon pointed out.
(d) In a far away field.

7. How does Birkin think the painter died?
(a) By falling off the ladder or scaffolding.
(b) Of a heart attack.
(c) Of loneliness.
(d) He was executed because of the painting.

8. What does Birkin ride to the Sunday School treat?
(a) A horse drawn cart.
(b) A train.
(c) His bicycle.
(d) A car.

9. Who does Birkin attend church with and have dinner with on Sunday nights?
(a) The Cloughs.
(b) The Keaches.
(c) The Ellerbecks.
(d) Moon.

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

11. 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.

12. Why is Moon not allowed to go on the Sunday School treat?
(a) He lives in a tent.
(b) He has not attended the church.
(c) He is not a Christian.
(d) He does not get along with the Ellerbecks.

13. What is the tomb of Miss Hebron's ancestor made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Cloth.
(c) Stone.
(d) Metal.

14. What is the name of the Sykes' son who died in the war?
(a) Spencer.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Pierce.
(d) Oliver.

15. What does Birkin decide to do after finding the portrayal that Birkin suspects is a portrait?
(a) Stop his work on the painting.
(b) Destroy the painting.
(c) Cover the painting again.
(d) Look at the whole painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Ellerbecks go to purchase in Ripon?

2. Who says that searching for a man's bones seems like a waste of money?

3. Why does Birkin return to the church after leaving to head home?

4. Who interrupts Birkin and Alice right after he tells her that he finds her attractive?

5. Before telling Alice that he finds her attractive, who does Birkin also say finds her attractive?

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