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

2. How is the August weather described?
(a) As hot and dry.
(b) As cool but humid.
(c) As mild.
(d) As unbearably humid.

3. What is the tomb of Miss Hebron's ancestor made of?
(a) Metal.
(b) Wood.
(c) Stone.
(d) Cloth.

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

5. What does Birkin ride to the Sunday School treat?
(a) A horse drawn cart.
(b) A car.
(c) His bicycle.
(d) A train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Ellerbecks go to purchase in Ripon?

2. What type of church does Birkin attend on Sunday evenings?

3. Why does Birkin return to the church after leaving to head home?

4. What does Birkin find out about Moon from the man he meets in Ripon who was also in the war?

5. How does Moon feel about Birkin and Alice not being romantically involved?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do Birkin and the Ellerbecks go to Ripon and are they successful in meeting their goal?

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

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

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

8. Describe the final interaction between Alice and Birkin.

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

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

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