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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. Who is the narrator of the book?
2. Who does not want Birkin working on the painting in the church?
3. What condition must be met in order for the church to receive the money?
4. Who offers Thomas Birkin an umbrella when he arrives in town?
5. What does Alice show Birkin on his way out after he visits their home to ask for his first installment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the wall monument that Birkin finds in the church.
2. What reason does Birkin give for the observation the painting is hidden under paint for a long time? What are some of the reasons he considers the painting is covered so quickly?
3. Who gave money to the church in a will? What stipulations do these funds carry?
4. Where does Moon pitch his tent? What explanation does Moon give Birkin for this placement?
5. Who answers the door when Birkin visits the vicarage? What does this person talk about?
6. Describe Kathy Ellerbeck according to Birkin's observations.
7. What new character does Keach reveal as he and Birkin discuss living arrangements and where does this character live?
8. What is attached to the church? What does it contain?
9. Who approaches Thomas Birkin when he first arrives in Oxgodby, England? What does this person offer Birkin? How does Birkin respond?
10. What does Birkin think when Keach has not given him his first installment for the work on the painting? What action does he take?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel, A Month in the Country, takes place in predominately one location. Think about the idea of journeys in the novel. Is there mental or emotional movement despite the rather stagnant physical movement? Why or why not? Write an essay supporting your claim.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining the influence of the war on the novel and on the individual characters.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay evaluating the conclusion of the novel. Why does the author choose to conclude the novel in this way?
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