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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Kathy's brother who sometimes accompanies her to the church?
(a) Charles.
(b) Edgar.
(c) Alex.
(d) Richard.

2. When does Birkin first see Kathy Ellerbeck?
(a) When he visits her house.
(b) Visiting a grave in the graveyard.
(c) At the train station upon his arrival.
(d) When she visits the church.

3. When Thomas Birkin opens the door to the church, he discovers that it is _________.
(a) Rough.
(b) Squeaky.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Locked.

4. What is Birkin doing when Alice Keach first comes to see him at the church?
(a) Eating.
(b) Painting.
(c) Reading.
(d) Sleeping.

5. How can Keach be viewed in relation to Birkin's work?
(a) As an obstacle.
(b) As an aide.
(c) As needed encouragement.
(d) He is not a factor.

6. When Birkin does not receive his first installment, he is upset because he doesn't have money to buy what?
(a) Wood.
(b) Paintbrushes.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Paper.

7. Who offers Thomas Birkin an umbrella when he arrives in town?
(a) The stationmaster.
(b) The painter.
(c) The cab driver.
(d) The reverend.

8. Where does Birkin plan to return for the winter?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) Oxford.

9. What does Emily Clough want to get with the S's and stars she has collected?
(a) A collection of homilies.
(b) New ribbons for her hair.
(c) A notebook to record her diary.
(d) A copy of The Forgotten Garden.

10. What kind of painting does Birkin think the painting is bound to be?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Judgment.
(c) Ruined.
(d) Renaissance.

11. Who does Thomas Birkin see staring at him from the station house when he arrives?
(a) A girl.
(b) An old man.
(c) A woman.
(d) A boy.

12. What does Birkin use to mark the areas of the wall most likely to contain part of the covered painting?
(a) Paint remover.
(b) A grid.
(c) Chalk.
(d) A sheet.

13. How does Birkin respond to the invitation to Sunday School?
(a) He asks if he is too old.
(b) He says he will not go.
(c) He asks if he can bring a friend.
(d) He immediately agrees to attend.

14. Why does Thomas Birkin take the job in the church?
(a) As a personal favor.
(b) Because he has a personal stake in the uncovering.
(c) As a challenge to his abilities.
(d) Experience to show potential customers.

15. What does Keach hope that Birkin has made?
(a) A good living.
(b) A ladder to use in the church.
(c) Other living arrangements.
(d) Many people happy with his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Keach and Birkin go after discussing Birkin's request to use something in the church?

2. What does Alice Keach wear that disguises her age when she comes to visit Birkin?

3. What does Moon say he is doing in the meadow next door when he first meets Birkin?

4. Who does not want Birkin working on the painting in the church?

5. How many aisles does the church have?

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