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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 leaves the door slightly ajar when visiting Birkin?
2. What does the epitaph say on the tomb that Moon finds?
3. What material did the original artist of the painting use on the nobles' clothes?
4. What do Moon and Birkin help Mossop with when they visit him in the field?
5. What do Birkin and Moon have for lunch with Mossop and his wife when they go to visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the artist of the original painting that Birkin is uncovering differentiate between the different castes portrayed?
2. What does Birkin do when Alice is not in church? What conclusion does he come to regarding her whereabouts?
3. Describe Birkin's involvement in the service at Keach's church.
4. Describe the portrayal of the man who Birkin thinks might be a portrait.
5. How does Moon respond when Birkin tells him that Keach has told him that he is finished with the painting?
6. What song does Birkin sing that upsets Mrs. Ellerbeck and why is she upset about it.
7. What feelings does Moon's inquiry about anything going on between Birkin and Alice trigger in Birkin?
8. According to Birkin, who is involved in creating the paintings from the time period of the one he is uncovering? What are their roles?
9. Describe the summer in Oxgodby according to Birkin.
10. Why does Birkin go to preach at Barton Ferry? What does he talk about from the pulpit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the influence of the war on the novel and on the individual characters.
Essay Topic 2
Do you think the final revealing of the painting (the goal) is more or less important than the process of uncovering (the means)? Write an essay explaining your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
When Birkin first gets to Oxgodby, the painting is completely hidden. By the time he leaves, he has uncovered the entire work. Write an essay examining the idea of hiding and revealing in the novel.
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