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

2. In what city does "A Month in the Country" open?
(a) Oxgodby.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Oxford.
(d) London.

3. Where is Birkin when Alice Keach first comes to see him at the church?
(a) In the graveyard.
(b) At Moon's tent.
(c) In the pews.
(d) On the scaffolding.

4. What does Thomas Birkin look at when he arrives at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A map.
(b) A book.
(c) A compass.
(d) A letter.

5. After working on the painting for several days, Birkin feels he is becoming ________ with the painting.
(a) Bored.
(b) Obsessed.
(c) Tired.
(d) Interested.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Kathy Ellerbeck tell Birkin that she has come to visit the church?

3. What is the name of the woman whom Birkin finds a wall monument of in the church?

4. Who is the narrator of the book?

5. What factor does Birkin base his observation on that the painting must have been hidden under the paint for a long time?

(see the answer key)

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