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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tower does the church include with its stone walls?
(a) A purple tower.
(b) An ordinate tower.
(c) A tall tower.
(d) A squat tower.

2. What does Birkin look at after Keach visits him for the first time?
(a) The 18th century tombstones.
(b) His supplies.
(c) The wall where the painting is thought to be.
(d) The grave of Piers Hebron.

3. How does Keach respond to Birkin's request to use something in the church?
(a) He disagrees after some discussion.
(b) He agrees after some discussion.
(c) He agrees immediately.
(d) He disagrees immediately.

4. As he arrives at the church, Thomas Birkin speculates that the area has probably not seen a medieval __________ boom.
(a) Art.
(b) House.
(c) Wool.
(d) Book.

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

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

7. When does Birkin first see Kathy Ellerbeck?
(a) Visiting a grave in the graveyard.
(b) When he visits her house.
(c) At the train station upon his arrival.
(d) When she visits the church.

8. What does Alice Keach offer to bring Birkin at the church the first time she visits?
(a) More supplies.
(b) Soup.
(c) Books.
(d) A rug.

9. What does Moon invite Birkin to his tent for the first time?
(a) Afternoon tea.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Help with repairs.
(d) A debate.

10. In Section 1, Keach comes across as harsh and unyielding in relation to _______.
(a) Charles Moon.
(b) The station manager.
(c) Miss Hebron.
(d) Piers Hebron.

11. What fills the chancel's arch in the church?
(a) Scaffolding.
(b) Candles.
(c) Artwork.
(d) Paintbrushes.

12. Who does Moon describe as "a tall drooping man, carelessly dresses, disorganized, remote"?
(a) The conductor.
(b) The waiter.
(c) The colonel.
(d) The pastor.

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

14. Why is the grave Moon is looking for outside the graveyard?
(a) The person buried could not afford a ceremony.
(b) There was no room left in the graveyard.
(c) The person buried was excommunicated from the church.
(d) Only royalty are buried in the graveyard.

15. Where does Birkin plan to return for the winter?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Edinburgh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the other man who Keach tells Birkin is living at the church?

3. What does Birkin assume when Keach fails to give Birkin his first installment?

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

5. What view does Birkin have from where he sleeps at the church?

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