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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. Who greets Birkin when he arrives at the church in Barton Ferry?
(a) A child.
(b) The organist.
(c) An old woman.
(d) The preacher.

2. What does Alice leave Birkin the day she comes up the ladder and scares Birkin?
(a) Bread.
(b) Books.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Paper.

3. Who does Birkin see in town when he and the Ellerbecks go to Ripon?
(a) Moon.
(b) Emily.
(c) Mossop.
(d) Alice.

4. What material did the original artist of the painting use on the nobles' clothes?
(a) Black paint.
(b) Cinnabr.
(c) Gold leaf.
(d) Blue lapiz.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Birkin says the paint is made out of ________ materials.

2. Before telling Alice that he finds her attractive, who does Birkin also say finds her attractive?

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

4. Why is Moon not allowed to go on the Sunday School treat?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What part of the painting does the painter leave unfilled? What are Birkin's speculation regarding this situation?

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

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

4. According to Birkin, who is involved in creating the paintings from the time period of the one he is uncovering? What are their roles?

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

6. Describe what Birkin and Moon see as they unearth the tomb of Miss Hebron's ancestor.

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

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

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

10. What does Keach try to give Birkin the day after Birkin tells Alice she is attractive? How does Birkin respond?

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