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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Birkin respond to the invitation to Sunday School?
2. What is the name of the other man who Keach tells Birkin is living at the church?
3. How is the roof of the church at which Thomas Birkin arrives described?
4. What fills the chancel's arch in the church?
5. How can Keach be viewed in relation to Birkin's work?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the church in Oxgodby, England.
2. Who answers the door when Birkin visits the vicarage? What does this person talk about?
3. What does Birkin think about after Keach leaves in Section 1? What decisions does he come to?
4. What does Birkin specifically ask Keach if he can use? How does Keach respond?
5. What does Keach ask Birkin about the wall painting? How does Birkin respond?
6. How many times has Birkin performed the task of uncovering a wall painting?
7. How is the pay for uncovering the wall painting and why does Birkin accept the job at the church?
8. Who do Kathy, Edgar, and Birkin visit on the way home from Sunday school? What do they give her?
9. Where does Moon pitch his tent? What explanation does Moon give Birkin for this placement?
10. What is Birkin's aim regarding the painting? What idea does he have of the final picture?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you think the final revealing of the painting (the goal) is more or less important than the process of uncovering (the means)? Write an essay explaining your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining how setting influences the characters in the novel. How are the characters connected to the world outside of Oxgodby?
Essay Topic 3
Birkin falls in love with Alice, but is unable to act on his feelings. Write an essay examining the idea of love within the context of the novel. How is love defined? Which characters does love affect?
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