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

2. Who does Thomas Birkin see staring at him from the station house when he arrives?
(a) A boy.
(b) An old man.
(c) A girl.
(d) A woman.

3. Why does Thomas Birkin take the job in the church?
(a) Because he has a personal stake in the uncovering.
(b) As a personal favor.
(c) As a challenge to his abilities.
(d) Experience to show potential customers.

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

5. How old does Birkin tell Keach he thinks the wall painting is?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) He says he doesn't know.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Birkin feel about the painting although he cannot see it?

2. How is the pay for uncovering the painting?

3. Who does not want Birkin working on the painting in the church?

4. When Thomas Birkin enters the church for the first time, he finds that it has what type of floor?

5. Why does Birkin have to stay at the church?

(see the answer key)

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