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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 does Birkin tell Alice that he thinks is different for different people?

2. What is the name of Birkin's wife?

3. How does Birkin feel about working in the summer at Oxgodby?

4. What does Birkin ride to the Sunday School treat?

5. What does the letter that Birkin receives from Vinny say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Birkin do when Alice is not in church? What conclusion does he come to regarding her whereabouts?

2. After the service in Barton Ferry, with whom does Birkin have tea? What does he see at their home that upsets him?

3. Describe Birkin's ride home from Barton Ferry.

4. Describe the summer in Oxgodby according to Birkin.

5. Where do Moon and Birkin go to visit Mossop? What do they do there? What do they eat afterward?

6. How does Moon respond when Birkin tells him that Keach has told him that he is finished with the painting?

7. What is the source of Birkin's contentment in August in Oxgodby?

8. Why does Birkin go to preach at Barton Ferry? What does he talk about from the pulpit?

9. What is the relationship like between Birkin and his wife?

10. Who does Birkin run into in Ripon that is also in the war? What does this person tell Birkin about Moon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The entire novel revolves around the work that Birkin is doing on the painting. Write an essay exploring the roles of the painting. Why is it so important? How does it affect the people that see it?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The main setting of the novel is a church. In addition, Birkin visits another church with the Ellerbecks and one in Barton Ferry to preach. With all of these symbols of religion in the novel, how much of a role does religion or spirituality play? Are these the same thing? Write an essay examining your ideas.

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