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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 Andrew Gregory go on a business trip with?

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

3. To whom has Tim devoted his life to, up until this point?

4. Where is Tim helping Cynthia when he hears Barnabas' bark?

5. What does Barnabas do when he sees Tim after being separated from him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the calling of Absalom Greer.

4. How are readers introduced to George Gaynor?

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

6. What does the bishop tell Tim he should do near the end of the book? Why do you think he tells Tim this?

7. What is Tim's response to Cynthia's proposal that she and Tim go steady?

8. Explain the dynamics of Olivia and Hoppy's relationship in Chapters 13-16.

9. How does Barnabas go missing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What effect does the small town setting have on Karon's novel? How does it add to the story? What impact does the setting have on characters, and how might they be different had the story been set in a different place?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Barnabas and Dooley. How are their lives different? How are the characters the same?

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