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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. Where does Tim take Dooley to spend the night?

2. What does Sadie find in her attic that she would like to give to the church?

3. What is the name of Sadie's family home?

4. What does Dooley receive for Christmas?

5. What sort of problem does Dooley's mother have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do you think Tim and Dooley get along so well?

3. Describe Tim's dinner party.

4. What events in Chapters 9-12 lead readers to think more is going on than meets the eye?

5. Describe the relationship between Tim and Dooley.

6. How do Tim and Cynthia meet?

7. What does Tim learn from Puny Bradshaw?

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

9. How are birth and death intertwined in Chapters 9-12?

10. Compare and contrast the characters of Emma and Puny.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character in Karon's book is most likable? Why? Which character do you like the least? What is it about that particular character that causes you to dislike him or her?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the main theme of Karon's novel? Identify at least three events in "At Home in Mitford" that communicate this theme.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two main characters, and describe the personal changes each character went through over the course of Karon's story. What caused these changes to occur?

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