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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. According to Birkin's conversation with Keach, what will help or has helped Birkin decide the age of the wall painting?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Carbon dating.
(c) Uncovering it.
(d) Comparing styles.

2. What does Birkin seem to have for the painting he will uncover?
(a) Depression.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Passion.
(d) Hatred.

3. While on the ladder in the church for the first time, Thomas Birkin thinks about everything that _________ has told him.
(a) Miss Hebron.
(b) Keach.
(c) Moon.
(d) The stationmaster.

4. Keach is dependent on Birkin to get money for what?
(a) The church.
(b) Charles Moon.
(c) His family.
(d) The railroad.

5. How can Keach be viewed in relation to Birkin's work?
(a) As an aide.
(b) As an obstacle.
(c) He is not a factor.
(d) As needed encouragement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of transportation does Thomas Birkin use to arrive in town?

2. Who is paying for Birkin's work in the church?

3. How is Birkin's background described in Section 1?

4. What does Birkin look at after Keach visits him for the first time?

5. In the first section of the novel, which character affects the plot even in death?

(see the answer key)

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