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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Birkin travel to Barton Ferry?
(a) In a train.
(b) On a bicycle.
(c) In a car.
(d) On foot.

2. How did Mrs. Ellerbeck's father die?
(a) He fell into a pond and drowned.
(b) He got alcohol poisoning.
(c) He shot himself after drinking.
(d) He fell down stairs after drinking.

3. What does Birkin mistake for Alice in her bedroom when he passes the vicarage?
(a) A vacuum.
(b) A dog.
(c) A hatstand.
(d) A curtain.

4. Who sits in the back pew when visiting Birkin?
(a) Moon.
(b) Alice.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Edgar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Moon thinks that the portrayal that Birkin suspects is a portrait will _______.

2. What do Birkin and Moon have for lunch with Mossop and his wife when they go to visit?

3. Who is described as an "impresario conjuring and teasing"?

4. Who interrupts Birkin and Alice right after he tells her that he finds her attractive?

5. What does Birkin do when Alice does not show up in church on Sunday morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Birkin's ride home from Barton Ferry.

2. Describe the final interaction between Alice and Birkin.

3. Explain why Birkin does not act on his feelings of love towards Alice.

4. How does the artist of the original painting that Birkin is uncovering differentiate between the different castes portrayed?

5. What suggestion does Kathy make after asking Birkin if he has thought about staying in Oxgodby? How does he respond?

6. Describe the summer in Oxgodby according to Birkin.

7. How does Moon respond when Birkin tells him that Keach has told him that he is finished with the painting?

8. What does Birkin do when Alice is not in church? What conclusion does he come to regarding her whereabouts?

9. What song does Birkin sing that upsets Mrs. Ellerbeck and why is she upset about it.

10. After the service in Barton Ferry, with whom does Birkin have tea? What does he see at their home that upsets him?

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