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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the epitaph say on the tomb that Moon finds?
(a) The painter in all of us let us see.
(b) A good man rests here.
(c) I of all men most wretched.
(d) I the devil's man.

2. Before telling Alice that he finds her attractive, who does Birkin also say finds her attractive?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Mossop.
(c) Moon.
(d) Mrs. Ellerbeck.

3. What does Alice ask Birkin when she sees the painting of hell?
(a) If he believes in hell.
(b) Why someone would paint something so horrible.
(c) Why a portion is not painted.
(d) If he enjoys his work.

4. Why does Birkin return to the church after leaving to head home?
(a) To pack a lunch.
(b) To get his bedroll he forgot.
(c) To look for Alice.
(d) To see the painting again.

5. What is clutching the man in the painting whose portrayal Birkin suspects is a portrait?
(a) A woman.
(b) Two demons.
(c) The grim reaper.
(d) An angel.

6. What does Birkin realize after thinking about the part of the painting that is incomplete?
(a) The painting was the man's last job.
(b) The painter was too afraid to finish the painting.
(c) The church must have prevented the painter from finishing.
(d) The section is purposely left blank.

7. Which of the following characteristics does not describe the portrayal that Birkin suspects might be a portrait in the larger painting?
(a) It is more detailed than the rest of the portrayals.
(b) The man is wearing a gold necklace.
(c) Bright red hair.
(d) A crescent shaped scar on the man's forehead.

8. According to Birkin, who typically drew the other paintings from the time period of the painting he is working on?
(a) One person and filled in by an assistant.
(b) A group of painters who collectively took credit.
(c) Assistants and touched up by the painter.
(d) A group of painters, although only one was given credit.

9. What is the man's name who Birkin meets in Ripon who was also in the war?
(a) Milburn.
(b) Melvin.
(c) Montague.
(d) Morton.

10. Who does Birkin tell Keach he will contact if he tries to prevent him from finishing his work?
(a) The Ellerbecks.
(b) The executors of Miss Hebron's will.
(c) Alice.
(d) The police.

11. What does Birkin decide to do after finding the portrayal that Birkin suspects is a portrait?
(a) Look at the whole painting.
(b) Cover the painting again.
(c) Destroy the painting.
(d) Stop his work on the painting.

12. Moon likes that who are the only people that know about how great the painting is?
(a) Kathy, Alice, Moon, and Birkin.
(b) Alice, Moon, and Birkin.
(c) Moon and Birkin.
(d) Kathy, Moon, and Birkin.

13. What do the people do after the service Birkin attends on Sunday nights?
(a) Leave quickly.
(b) Congregate by the altar and cry.
(c) Gather around the organ and sing songs.
(d) Clear out the pews and begin dancing.

14. What does Birkin tell Alice that he thinks is different for different people?
(a) Misery.
(b) Hell.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Death.

15. What does Alice ask to see when she visits Birkin for the final time and brings him apples?
(a) His living area.
(b) The grave.
(c) His diary.
(d) The painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl who asks Birkin to tea at her parents' house after church in Barton Ferry?

2. How often does Birkin have dinner with the Ellerbecks?

3. Why doesn't Birkin pursue a romantic relationship with Alice?

4. What wakes up Birkin on Sunday mornings?

5. What do the families eat at the Sunday School treat?

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