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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (pages 74-111).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the church at which Thomas Birkin arrives described?
(a) Modest.
(b) Inviting.
(c) Large.
(d) Decorative.

2. Who leaves the door slightly ajar when visiting Birkin?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Moon.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Alice.

3. What type of church does Birkin attend on Sunday evenings?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Episcopal.
(c) Wesleyan.
(d) Catholic.

4. What does Alice Keach wear that disguises her age when she comes to visit Birkin?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) A straw hat.
(c) Makeup.
(d) An overcoat.

5. What occupations does Kathy suggest for Birkin?
(a) Barber or gardener.
(b) Rent collector or schoolteacher.
(c) Painter or baker.
(d) Gravedigger or banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the pay for uncovering the painting?

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

3. What is Birkin doing when Alice Keach first comes to see him at the church?

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

5. Who is described as an "impresario conjuring and teasing"?

(see the answer key)

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