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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (pages 49-74).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman in the wall monument is described as "modestly hiding her essential _________ by hanging on tight to a shroud as she clambered from an elegant catagalgue".
(a) Purity.
(b) Faith.
(c) Modesty.
(d) Glory.

2. Which of the following is not part of Birkin's daily routine during the summer in Oxgodby?
(a) Eating breakfast in the bell tower.
(b) Sharing a cup of tea with Moon.
(c) Rising at about 4 in the morning.
(d) Working until 6 in the evening.

3. When Birkin further questions Moon about why he is there, he says he wants to plot out where an early ___________ stood.
(a) Monument.
(b) Basilica.
(c) Mountain.
(d) Painting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many solo jobs has Birkin had before undertaking the job in the church?

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

3. What kind of tower does the church include with its stone walls?

4. Who sits in the back pew when visiting Birkin?

5. How old does Birkin tell Keach he thinks the wall painting is?

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