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

2. How does Birkin feel about the painting although he cannot see it?
(a) It is unique.
(b) It is destroyed.
(c) It is ugly.
(d) It is there.

3. While Birkin and the Ellerbecks are visiting her, Emily Clough comments that she likes Kathy's __________.
(a) Barretts.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Dress.
(d) Hat.

4. What does Birkin do after Keach visits him for the first time?
(a) Prays at the altar.
(b) Climbs the ladder.
(c) Goes outside.
(d) Visits the graveyard.

5. When does Birkin first see Kathy Ellerbeck?
(a) When he visits her house.
(b) At the train station upon his arrival.
(c) When she visits the church.
(d) Visiting a grave in the graveyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moon say he is doing in the meadow next door when he first meets Birkin?

2. From what century are the tombstones in the church graveyard?

3. After Moon and Birkin meet for the first time, Birkin thinks in hindsight that Moon knows ________.

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

5. Who argues that it is an outrage that someone as beautiful as Alice is married to Keach?

(see the answer key)

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