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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What will happen if Moon does not find the grave he is looking for?
(a) He will be killed.
(b) He will not be paid.
(c) He will be banished from the community.
(d) He will still be paid.

3. How is Birkin's background described in Section 1?
(a) As broken and sad.
(b) As ruined by the war.
(c) It is not.
(d) As coming from a wealthy family.

4. What does Birkin forget when he visits the Keaches to ask for his first installment?
(a) To tell the Keaches thank you.
(b) To bring flowers for Alice.
(c) To ask for the installment.
(d) To ask for a blanket.

5. According to Birkin's conversation with Keach, what will help or has helped Birkin decide the age of the wall painting?
(a) Uncovering it.
(b) Carbon dating.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Comparing styles.

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

7. Who argues that it is an outrage that someone as beautiful as Alice is married to Keach?
(a) Birkin.
(b) Richard.
(c) Moon.
(d) Kathy.

8. What kind of painting does Birkin think the painting is bound to be?
(a) Ruined.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Renaissance.

9. What condition must be met in order for the church to receive the money?
(a) Piers Hebron's body must be found.
(b) The painting must be uncovered.
(c) Repairs must be made.
(d) Miss Hebron must be given a respectable burial.

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

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

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

13. What are the "dafties" in Sunday School that Birkin is supposed to help out?
(a) The pretty girls.
(b) The smart children.
(c) The unruly children.
(d) The drafts from the windows.

14. Which of the following is NOT Birkin's idea of what the final picture of the painting will look like?
(a) A judge.
(b) Some being tossed towards hell.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) Multitudes moving towards heaven.

15. Who invites Birkin to Sunday School for the first time in the church?
(a) Alice.
(b) Sara.
(c) Emily.
(d) Kathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the church's minister?

2. What type of coat is Thomas Birkin wearing when he arrives in town?

3. When Birkin further questions Moon about why he is there, he says he wants to plot out where an early ___________ stood.

4. What does Birkin use to mark the areas of the wall most likely to contain part of the covered painting?

5. How is the roof of the church at which Thomas Birkin arrives described?

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