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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. Where do Tim and Cynthia have a picnic?
(a) Baxter Park.
(b) In Cynthia's yard.
(c) At the church.
(d) On the beach.

2. What does Cynthia say she likes about Tim?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His characteristics.
(c) He is romantic.
(d) His sense of humor.

3. Where did Willard and Sadie's father meet to talk?
(a) At the Grill.
(b) At Sadie's home.
(c) At the Episcopal Church.
(d) At Tim's house.

4. Where do Cynthia and Tim go for tea?
(a) The Grill.
(b) The Porter House.
(c) Cynthia's home.
(d) Tim's house.

5. What does Barnabas do when he sees Tim after being separated from him?
(a) Whimpers and runs away.
(b) Comes up to him and sits by his side.
(c) Knocks him to the ground.
(d) Growls at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tim invite to attend a Sunday service after the baby is baptized?

2. Who wonders if Tim is angry with her at the end of Chapter 16?

3. What is the name of Tim's bishop?

4. What sort of coma does Tim have in the hospital?

5. Which character has a nightmare about Barnabas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Do you think it is a good thing that Dooley goes to Meadowgate for summer vacation? Why or why not?

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

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

5. Describe the scene in the hospital after Joe is shot.

6. Prior to Tim going into the hospital, what specific stressors was he facing?

7. Describe the events of the evening leading up to Cynthia's proposal that she and Tim go steady.

8. When the townspeople commented on Tim's sickly look, what do you think Karon wanted her readers to think about Tim's health?

9. What do we know about Andrew Gregory?

10. How are readers introduced to George Gaynor?

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