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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 else does Tim find when he locates Barnabas?
(a) A white cat.
(b) A small dog.
(c) A red squirrel.
(d) An opossum.

2. Who do the townspeople think has created Sadie's gift?
(a) Vermeer.
(b) Rockwell.
(c) Renoir.
(d) Da Vinci.

3. Who finds Dooley a job helping Miss Sadie?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Tim.
(c) Homeless Hobbes.
(d) Russell.

4. What does Emma Garrett suggest would make Father Tim's life better?
(a) More fun.
(b) A pet.
(c) Fruits and vegetables.
(d) Running.

5. What does the person Tim writes a letter to write back?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That Tim should think about things a while longer.
(c) That she doesn't really care.
(d) That Tim is going crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tim's breakfast companion tell him he can expect in the fall?

2. With whom does Tim eat breakfast after finding out the painting's worth?

3. What does Sadie want to build with the money she donates to the church?

4. What does Tim discover when he returns home following Christmas Mass?

5. What season is arriving during Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tim learn from Puny Bradshaw?

2. Do you like Barnabas? Why or why not?

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

4. What do you think of the relationship between Tim and Dooley by Chapter 12?

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

6. What does Sadie find in her attic? Why is this significant?

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

8. Describe Tim's dinner party.

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

10. From an outsider's perspective, do you think Father Tim should feel lonely based on what you read in Chapters 1-4?

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