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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. Where does Birkin plan to return for the winter?
2. The woman in the wall monument is described as "modestly hiding her essential _________ by hanging on tight to a shroud as she clambered from an elegant catagalgue".
3. When Thomas Birkin enters the church for the first time, he finds that it has what type of floor?
4. Whose grave is Moon looking for?
5. How can Keach be viewed in relation to Birkin's work?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who originally discovers and takes interest in the painting? What arrangements does this person make regarding the painting?
2. How is the pay for uncovering the wall painting and why does Birkin accept the job at the church?
3. Describe the wall monument that Birkin finds in the church.
4. Describe the conversation that Keach and Birkin have regarding living arrangements.
5. What does Birkin think about after Keach leaves in Section 1? What decisions does he come to?
6. Describe Kathy Ellerbeck according to Birkin's observations.
7. Describe what Birkin sees when he first enters the church.
8. Why does Kathy Ellerbeck come to visit Birkin at the church? What does she bring?
9. How does Birkin respond to Kathy Ellerbeck's invitation to Sunday School? What does she say he can do there?
10. Who gave money to the church in a will? What stipulations do these funds carry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Keaches and the Ellerbecks are both deeply involved in their respective churches. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two families, and by extension, the churches they attend.
Essay Topic 2
At one point Birkin says that he plans making the painting look right and now focusing on recreating it exactly as it was. Write an essay evaluating this approach. Do you think Birkin's approach is in line with Miss Hebron's wishes? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining the influence of the war on the novel and on the individual characters.
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