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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. How many times does Birkin visit Oxgodby after his summer there?
(a) 25.
(b) 1.
(c) 10.
(d) 0.

2. What material did the original artist of the painting use on the nobles' clothes?
(a) Blue lapiz.
(b) Black paint.
(c) Cinnabr.
(d) Gold leaf.

3. Which of the following characteristics does not describe the portrayal that Birkin suspects might be a portrait in the larger painting?
(a) The man is wearing a gold necklace.
(b) A crescent shaped scar on the man's forehead.
(c) Bright red hair.
(d) It is more detailed than the rest of the portrayals.

4. What symbol do Moon and Birkin find inside the tomb indicating that Miss Hebron's ancestor was a Muslim?
(a) A flag.
(b) A star.
(c) A crescent.
(d) A boat.

5. What do the Ellerbecks and Birkin find out when they return to Oxgodby after the Sunday School treat?
(a) The church has burned down.
(b) Emily Clough has died.
(c) Mossop has finished his job.
(d) Moon has broken his leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the epitaph say on the tomb that Moon finds?

2. What is the man's name who Birkin meets in Ripon who was also in the war?

3. What does Alice ask to see when she visits Birkin for the final time and brings him apples?

4. What part of the painting was covered first?

5. What do Moon and Birkin help Mossop with when they visit him in the field?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the artist of the original painting that Birkin is uncovering differentiate between the different castes portrayed?

2. What does Birkin do when Alice is not in church? What conclusion does he come to regarding her whereabouts?

3. What suggestion does Kathy make after asking Birkin if he has thought about staying in Oxgodby? How does he respond?

4. What does Keach try to give Birkin the day after Birkin tells Alice she is attractive? How does Birkin respond?

5. Describe the conversation that Alice and Birkin have regarding the existence of hell.

6. Why do Birkin and the Ellerbecks go to Ripon and are they successful in meeting their goal?

7. Describe what Birkin and Moon see as they unearth the tomb of Miss Hebron's ancestor.

8. Describe Birkin's ride home from Barton Ferry.

9. What part of the painting does the painter leave unfilled? What are Birkin's speculation regarding this situation?

10. Describe the summer in Oxgodby according to Birkin.

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