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

2. How is the pay for uncovering the painting?
(a) Nonexistant.
(b) Surprisingly high.
(c) Unexpected.
(d) Bad.

3. What is Emily Clough dying of?
(a) The plague.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Fatigue.

4. What is the tomb of Miss Hebron's ancestor made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Cloth.
(c) Metal.
(d) Stone.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What method of transportation does Thomas Birkin use to arrive in town?

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

4. What kind of painting does Birkin think the painting is bound to be?

5. How does Alic respond after Birkin tells her that he finds her attractive?

(see the answer key)

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