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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tim find on his chin after Cynthia leaves his house?
(a) Syrup.
(b) Barbeque sauce.
(c) Ketchup.
(d) Mustard.

2. Why is Sadie's gift a surprise?
(a) She tells everyone that someone else gave it.
(b) It is hidden in the church.
(c) Everyone thinks she is poor.
(d) She rarely gives gifts.

3. Why is this birthday gift particularly important to Tim?
(a) He had given up driving 8 years prior.
(b) It is very valuable.
(c) He has never owned one of his own.
(d) He loves animals.

4. What does Tim sometimes imagine by his side?
(a) A dog.
(b) A wife.
(c) A child.
(d) A horse.

5. What does Hoppy Harper tell Tim?
(a) That Tim has diabetes.
(b) That Tim is in excellent health.
(c) That he is going to die soon.
(d) That his body looks much younger than it is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tim decide to make for his dinner party?

2. Why does Sadie want to give money to the church?

3. How much does the appraiser say the painting is worth?

4. How is Dooley related to Russell Jacks?

5. Who had Sadie fallen in love with long ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think about the people in the town being Tim's 'family'? Do you think this is a healthy thing? Why or why not?

2. Describe the town of Mitford from what you know after reading Chapters 1-4.

3. Describe Tim's medical problem as addressed in Chapters 1-4.

4. Why do you think Tim doesn't think much about the future neighbor he will have?

5. What do you make of Tim finding jewels in the urn at the columbarium?

6. How does Tim come to have a black dog? What is special about the dog?

7. Tim says he gets a "simple joy" from being with Cynthia. What do you think this is like?

8. In Chapter 5, how do readers see that Father Tim is more than just a rector to the people of Mitford?

9. What do readers know about Cynthia from Chapters 9-12?

10. Why is Uncle Billy worried? How does Tim help alleviate this worry?

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