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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. Who does Tim see in church one Sunday?

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

3. What does Puny bake?

4. How many guests does Tim plan to have for dinner?

5. What does Tim find on his chin after Cynthia leaves his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sorts of family troubles does Dooley have?

2. 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?

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

4. Describe the relationship between Tim and Dooley.

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

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

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

8. After reading Chapters 5-8, what sort of romantic partner do you think Father Tim needs or would want?

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

10. Describe the relationship between Tim and Emma.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the tone of "At Home in Mitford"? Why would Karon choose to write the story in this type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way the reader perceives the characters and sequence of events?

Essay Topic 2

How is Karon's story ultimately resolved? Do you think the plot was adequately resolved? In your opinion, what could have been added (or removed) to make it more meaningful?

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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