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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. What type of coat is Thomas Birkin wearing when he arrives in town?
2. Who walks up while Birkin is on the ladder in the church for the first time?
3. Who does Moon describe as "a tall drooping man, carelessly dresses, disorganized, remote"?
4. What does Birkin seem to have for the painting he will uncover?
5. What does Birkin assume when Keach fails to give Birkin his first installment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Birkin think when Keach has not given him his first installment for the work on the painting? What action does he take?
2. Describe Kathy Ellerbeck according to Birkin's observations.
3. Why does Kathy Ellerbeck come to visit Birkin at the church? What does she bring?
4. Why is Birkin in the graveyard when Alice Keach comes to visit? What is he doing there?
5. What does Birkin think about Alice Keach after their first meeting?
6. What does Birkin think about after Keach leaves in Section 1? What decisions does he come to?
7. 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?
8. Describe what Birkin sees when he first enters the church.
9. Who approaches Thomas Birkin when he first arrives in Oxgodby, England? What does this person offer Birkin? How does Birkin respond?
10. How do Moon and Birkin respond to each other when they first meet? What do they talk about?
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 relationships between Keach and Birkin and Moon and Birkin. How are these relationships similar? How are they different?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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