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

3. What is the name of the Sykes' son who died in the war?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Spencer.
(d) Pierce.

4. One week Mr. Ellerbeck is scheduled to preach at both Barton Ferry and ____________.
(a) Malmerby.
(b) Hampton.
(c) Oxgodby.
(d) Londery.

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

6. What do the Ellerbecks and Birkin find out when they return to Oxgodby after the Sunday School treat?
(a) The church has burned down.
(b) Emily Clough has died.
(c) Moon has broken his leg.
(d) Mossop has finished his job.

7. What occupations does Kathy suggest for Birkin?
(a) Barber or gardener.
(b) Gravedigger or banker.
(c) Painter or baker.
(d) Rent collector or schoolteacher.

8. Birkin wonders if the painter knew the man who is doing what in the painting?
(a) Plunging into hell.
(b) Represented as the bailiff.
(c) Represented as the judge.
(d) Being lifted into heaven.

9. After returning to the Ellerbecks', Birkin says he is not cut out to be what?
(a) A preacher.
(b) A bicyclist.
(c) A boyfriend.
(d) A painter.

10. Why is Birkin's wife not with him at the church?
(a) She died.
(b) He got tired of living with her.
(c) He left her for someone else.
(d) She left him for someone else.

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

12. Why is Moon not allowed to go on the Sunday School treat?
(a) He is not a Christian.
(b) He lives in a tent.
(c) He does not get along with the Ellerbecks.
(d) He has not attended the church.

13. Who does Birkin think assumes that Keach will paint back over the painting as soon as he can?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Moon.
(c) Mossop.
(d) Alice.

14. Which of the following is not part of Birkin's daily routine during the summer in Oxgodby?
(a) Working until 6 in the evening.
(b) Sharing a cup of tea with Moon.
(c) Rising at about 4 in the morning.
(d) Eating breakfast in the bell tower.

15. After seeing strands of the painter's hair in the painting, Birkin realizes he had ______.
(a) Light hair.
(b) Brown hair.
(c) Black hair.
(d) Gray hair.