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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rule does Birkin tell Kathy Ellerbeck about?
(a) No one can enter his bedroom.
(b) No one can see what he is working on.
(c) No one can see him eat.
(d) No one can climb the scaffolding.

2. What type of coat is Thomas Birkin wearing when he arrives in town?
(a) A pre-war herringbone tweed.
(b) A black, ankle-length peacoat.
(c) A jean jacket.
(d) A soldier's jacket.

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

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

5. Where do Keach and Birkin go after discussing Birkin's request to use something in the church?
(a) To see the object.
(b) Out to the garden.
(c) To see his workspace.
(d) To the graveyard.

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

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

8. Why does Birkin have to stay at the church?
(a) Leaving the church would be seen as rude.
(b) He has no money to rent a place.
(c) He wants to be close to his work.
(d) He has been ordered to by the church.

9. Who discovered the painting before painting over it?
(a) Keach.
(b) Birkin.
(c) Miss Hebron.
(d) Charles Moon.

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

11. The woman in the wall monument is described as "modestly hiding her essential _________ by hanging on tight to a shroud as she clambered from an elegant catagalgue".
(a) Faith.
(b) Glory.
(c) Modesty.
(d) Purity.

12. Who offers Thomas Birkin an umbrella when he arrives in town?
(a) The reverend.
(b) The stationmaster.
(c) The painter.
(d) The cab driver.

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

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

15. What does Birkin assume when Keach fails to give Birkin his first installment?
(a) Keach has forgotten.
(b) Keach is never going to pay him.
(c) Keach is going to make him ask for it.
(d) Keach does not have the money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice show Birkin on his way out after he visits their home to ask for his first installment?

2. After examining the placement of the painting, what does Birkin decide is his aim?

3. What is Moon's tent pitched over?

4. How many bobs a week does Birkin think he can manage on if he is careful?

5. In what city does "A Month in the Country" open?

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