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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As he arrives at the church, Thomas Birkin speculates that the area has probably not seen a medieval __________ boom.
(a) Art.
(b) House.
(c) Wool.
(d) Book.

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

3. Who is glad for the chance to at least look upon Alice and admire her beauty?
(a) Birkin.
(b) Moon.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Richard.

4. What does Alice show Birkin on his way out after he visits their home to ask for his first installment?
(a) Mold growing on their window sill.
(b) A rose bush.
(c) Her garden.
(d) The broken steps.

5. What is the name of the woman whom Birkin finds a wall monument of in the church?
(a) Kathy Ellerbeck.
(b) Emily Clough.
(c) Alice Keach.
(d) Laetitia Hebron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Dowthwaite?

2. Keach is dependent on Birkin to get money for what?

3. When does Birkin first see Kathy Ellerbeck?

4. What is Emily Clough dying of?

5. When Birkin further questions Moon about why he is there, he says he wants to plot out where an early ___________ stood.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Birkin in the graveyard when Alice Keach comes to visit? What is he doing there?

2. Why does Kathy Ellerbeck come to visit Birkin at the church? What does she bring?

3. What is attached to the church? What does it contain?

4. Describe what Birkin sees when he first enters the church.

5. What does Birkin think about Alice Keach after their first meeting?

6. What new character does Keach reveal as he and Birkin discuss living arrangements and where does this character live?

7. What does Keach ask Birkin about the wall painting? How does Birkin respond?

8. Who approaches Thomas Birkin when he first arrives in Oxgodby, England? What does this person offer Birkin? How does Birkin respond?

9. Describe the church in Oxgodby, England.

10. What reason does Birkin give for the observation the painting is hidden under paint for a long time? What are some of the reasons he considers the painting is covered so quickly?

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