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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old does Birkin tell Keach he thinks the wall painting is?
(a) 100 years.
(b) He says he doesn't know.
(c) 200 years.
(d) 50 years.

3. What does Birkin seem to have for the painting he will uncover?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Depression.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Passion.

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 lack of knowledge of the painting.
(b) The position.
(c) The subject matter.
(d) The condition.

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

6. Who is glad for the chance to at least look upon Alice and admire her beauty?
(a) Moon.
(b) Birkin.
(c) Richard.
(d) Kathy.

7. What does Thomas Birkin look at when he arrives at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A letter.
(b) A compass.
(c) A book.
(d) A map.

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

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

10. 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.

11. Why does Thomas Birkin refuse the umbrella he is offered at the station?
(a) He says he does not accept gifts from strangers.
(b) He says he will dry off at the church.
(c) He says he enjoys the rain.
(d) He says he does not trust the man offering the umbrella.

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

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

14. How can Keach be viewed in relation to Birkin's work?
(a) As needed encouragement.
(b) As an obstacle.
(c) He is not a factor.
(d) As an aide.

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. Why does Thomas Birkin take the job in the church?

2. What is the name of Kathy's brother who sometimes accompanies her to the church?

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

4. What does Moon say he is doing in the meadow next door when he first meets Birkin?

5. Why is the grave Moon is looking for outside the graveyard?

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