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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 does the money come from for the painting to be uncovered?

2. Why is the grave Moon is looking for outside the graveyard?

3. Who is Mr. Dowthwaite?

4. What method of transportation does Thomas Birkin use to arrive in town?

5. From what century are the tombstones in the church graveyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Birkin respond to Kathy Ellerbeck's invitation to Sunday School? What does she say he can do there?

2. What is Birkin's aim regarding the painting? What idea does he have of the final picture?

3. What does Birkin reveal first in the painting? What meaning does he draw from this discovery?

4. Where does Moon pitch his tent? What explanation does Moon give Birkin for this placement?

5. What does Birkin specifically ask Keach if he can use? How does Keach respond?

6. How does Thomas Birkin arrive in Oxgodby, England? What does he do when he first gets there?

7. Why does Kathy Ellerbeck come to visit Birkin at the church? What does she bring?

8. Describe the church in Oxgodby, England.

9. Why is Birkin hired and who is paying him for his work?

10. Describe Kathy Ellerbeck according to Birkin's observations.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay evaluating the conclusion of the novel. Why does the author choose to conclude the novel in this way?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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