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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. In Section 1, Keach comes across as harsh and unyielding in relation to _______.

2. What does Birkin use to mark the areas of the wall most likely to contain part of the covered painting?

3. What does Moon invite Birkin to his tent for the first time?

4. Who does not want Birkin working on the painting in the church?

5. Who argues that it is an outrage that someone as beautiful as Alice is married to Keach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the church in Oxgodby, England.

2. After Birkin and Moon depart from their first meeting, what does Birkin think regarding Moon? Why?

3. How do Moon and Birkin respond to each other when they first meet? What do they talk about?

4. What new character does Keach reveal as he and Birkin discuss living arrangements and where does this character live?

5. What does Birkin think when Keach has not given him his first installment for the work on the painting? What action does he take?

6. Describe the wall monument that Birkin finds in the church.

7. What does Keach ask Birkin about the wall painting? How does Birkin respond?

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

9. 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?

10. How is the pay for uncovering the wall painting and why does Birkin accept the job at the church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay examining the juxtaposition of life and death in the novel. How are these two themes used? Do they get similar or different results?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the influence of the war on the novel and on the individual characters.

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