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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (pages 13-49).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of coat is Thomas Birkin wearing when he arrives in town?
(a) A jean jacket.
(b) A soldier's jacket.
(c) A black, ankle-length peacoat.
(d) A pre-war herringbone tweed.

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

3. Who is paying for Birkin's work in the church?
(a) The church.
(b) The executors of Miss Hebron's will.
(c) Keach.
(d) Charles Moon.

4. After working on the painting for several days, Birkin feels he is becoming ________ with the painting.
(a) Obsessed.
(b) Tired.
(c) Interested.
(d) Bored.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Birkin plan to return for the winter?

2. What is Birkin doing when Alice Keach first comes to see him at the church?

3. What kind of tower does the church include with its stone walls?

4. How many solo jobs has Birkin had before undertaking the job in the church?

5. While Birkin and the Ellerbecks are visiting her, Emily Clough comments that she likes Kathy's __________.

(see the answer key)

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