View a FREE sample

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 meet with at Dooley's school?

2. What does Tim sometimes imagine by his side?

3. What else does Tim find when he locates Barnabas?

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

5. What is the name of Marge Owen's baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tim come to have a black dog? What is special about the dog?

3. Why are specific characters pleased that Sadie's painting is not a Vermeer?

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

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

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

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

8. What sorts of family troubles does Dooley have?

9. Who celebrates Thanksgiving together in Mitford?

10. Why does Olivia want to read the Bible to people at Mitford Hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the climax of this story and the series of events leading up to the climax. How do characters respond to the climax? What did Karon include in her story to insure that the climax would be as powerful and meaningful as possible?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of companionship is present throughout Karon's novel. What can readers learn about Karon's characters when they are in relationships with others? Be sure to give specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 768 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample