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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. What does Birkin find out about Moon from the man he meets in Ripon who was also in the war?
(a) That Moon is a schizophrenic.
(b) That Moon is homosexual.
(c) That Moon was not in the war.
(d) That Moon is a pathological liar.

2. Why does Birkin go to preach at Barton Ferry?
(a) The church needs a change of pace.
(b) Mr. Ellerbeck is not qualified.
(c) Mr. Ellerbeck is sick.
(d) Mr. Ellerbeck needs a rest.

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

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

5. Who is described as an "impresario conjuring and teasing"?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Moon.
(c) Birkin.
(d) Alice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the August weather described?

2. Who says that searching for a man's bones seems like a waste of money?

3. What does Keach do the day after Birkin tells Alice that she is attractive?

4. What does Alice tell Birkin has not been easy on Keach?

5. Birkin cries that there is no what on the way home from Barton Ferry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the portrayal of the man who Birkin thinks might be a portrait.

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

3. What is the source of Birkin's contentment in August in Oxgodby?

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

5. Describe the final interaction between Alice and Birkin.

6. What feelings does Moon's inquiry about anything going on between Birkin and Alice trigger in Birkin?

7. Describe the conversation that Alice and Birkin have regarding the existence of hell.

8. Describe Birkin's involvement in the service at Keach's church.

9. What physical characteristics does Birkin claim the painter has? How does he know these details?

10. What story does Moon tell about one of his acquaintances when he and Birkin are discussing the war?

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