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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. What does Birkin use to mark the areas of the wall most likely to contain part of the covered painting?
(a) Paint remover.
(b) A sheet.
(c) Chalk.
(d) A grid.

2. What does Kathy Ellerbeck's father tell her she can bring to the church?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A gramophone.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Her paintbrushes.

3. What does Kathy tell Birkin on the way home from visiting Emily Clough?
(a) That Emily will not make it another week.
(b) That Emily thinks she is healthy.
(c) That Emily knows she is dying.
(d) That Emily is not as weak as she looks.

4. What factor does Birkin base his observation on that the painting must have been hidden under the paint for a long time?
(a) The condition.
(b) The subject matter.
(c) The position.
(d) The lack of knowledge of the painting.

5. What is Moon's tent pitched over?
(a) Rock.
(b) Garden.
(c) Hole.
(d) Flat area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Keach do the day after Birkin tells Alice that she is attractive?

2. In the first section of the novel, which character affects the plot even in death?

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

4. What are the "dafties" in Sunday School that Birkin is supposed to help out?

5. After seeing strands of the painter's hair in the painting, Birkin realizes he had ______.

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