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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. Who offers Thomas Birkin an umbrella when he arrives in town?
(a) The reverend.
(b) The cab driver.
(c) The stationmaster.
(d) The painter.

2. What method of transportation does Thomas Birkin use to arrive in town?
(a) Car.
(b) Airplane.
(c) Train.
(d) Carriage.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Section 1, Keach comes across as harsh and unyielding in relation to _______.

3. Who does Thomas Birkin see staring at him from the station house when he arrives?

4. How is the roof of the church at which Thomas Birkin arrives described?

5. How does Keach respond to Birkin's request to use something in the church?

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