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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. Who returns to Mitford to live with Sadie?
(a) Dooley.
(b) Willard.
(c) Absalom.
(d) Louella.

2. Where are the three church bells being repaired?
(a) Paris.
(b) Raleigh.
(c) New York City.
(d) England.

3. Who removes his shoes and gives them to Gaynor?
(a) Tim.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Hoppy.
(d) Ron Malcolm.

4. Who does Andrew Gregory allow to care for the antique shop?
(a) Joe Guthrie.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Tim.
(d) Marcie Guthrie.

5. What does Tim eat in his kitchen right before fainting?
(a) Fish stew.
(b) Peanut butter sandwiches.
(c) Fruit salad.
(d) An orange marmalade cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cynthia say she likes about Tim?

2. Who steals Barnabas?

3. How does Tim react to the way his companion drives on the way to the airport?

4. What is Tim's diagnosis after his trip to the hospital?

5. Who once courted Sadie in public?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the loss of Barnabas bring Dooley and Tim closer together?

2. How does Barnabas go missing?

3. Who is Sadie's long-lost relative? How do readers find out about this?

4. Why does Cynthia think Tim is angry with her?

5. Explain the symbolic meaning of the death bell at the church.

6. How are readers introduced to George Gaynor?

7. Why does Dooley get into a food fight? Why isn't Tim more upset about it?

8. Describe the character of Homeless Hobbes.

9. What inscription has Willard carved into the Porter House? Why is this significant?

10. What do we know about Andrew Gregory?

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