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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. What kind of cake does the food committee have to bake?

2. Who coaches the church baseball team?

3. Who drives Father Tim to the store?

4. What company is interested in the rectory?

5. Why has Buck shown up to talk to Father Tim?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Andrew meet his new bride?

2. Why is Father Tim doubly relieved when Andrew buys Fernbank?

3. Why might Father Tim be forced to move from the rectory prior to his retirement?

4. How does Father Tim realize that Pauline is drunk and what does he do in the situation?

5. Who is Thomas Kendall and how did Winnie meet him?

6. What surprise does Andrew have when he returns from Europe?

7. What advice does Father Tim have for Buck regarding his drinking and what is Buck's response?

8. Why does Esther Bolick's accident wreak havoc on the food committee of the Bane and Blessing event?

9. What request does Thomas Kendall have for Father Tim regarding Winnie?

10. Who takes control of the situation when Father Tim's dog, Barnabas, is hit by a car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Father Tim and Edith Mallory. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? What does Father Tim do to block Edith's attempts at achieving more power in the town?

Essay Topic 2

Faith is an important theme in OUT TO CANAAN. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

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