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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. When Thomas Birkin opens the door to the church, he discovers that it is _________.
(a) Squeaky.
(b) Locked.
(c) Rough.
(d) Heavy.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many aisles does the church have?

2. How is the pay for uncovering the painting?

3. Who walks up while Birkin is on the ladder in the church for the first time?

4. What does Thomas Birkin look at when he arrives at the beginning of the novel?

5. How can Keach be viewed in relation to Birkin's work?

(see the answer key)

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