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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. Where do Cynthia and Tim go for tea?
(a) The Porter House.
(b) The Grill.
(c) Tim's house.
(d) Cynthia's home.

2. Who steals Barnabas?
(a) Dooley.
(b) No one; he ran away.
(c) Andrew.
(d) A man in a car.

3. Who does Russell Jacks remind Tim of?
(a) George Gaynor.
(b) Barnabas.
(c) Himself.
(d) Dooley.

4. What does the bishop tell Tim he must do for two months?
(a) Pray and fast.
(b) Live at the church.
(c) Live at the hospital.
(d) Take a vacation.

5. What do people around Tim comment on when they see him in Chapter 20?
(a) His weight.
(b) His expressions.
(c) His hair.
(d) His sickly look.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louella tell Tim she is worried about in Chapter 17?

2. Where do Tim and Cynthia have a picnic?

3. Who is hiding in the church attic?

4. What is given to the person who finds Barnabas?

5. How long will Olivia have to remain in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What inscription has Willard carved into the Porter House? Why is this significant?

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

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

5. How does Barnabas go missing?

6. Prior to Tim going into the hospital, what specific stressors was he facing?

7. Why is Tim amazed by Sadie's love story?

8. Which is your favorite character in this book? Which is your least favorite character in this book? Why?

9. How does Tim feel as he leaves for his trip?

10. When visiting Russell Jacks, Tim remarks that "the man has seemingly turned into an older version of Dooley." What does Tim mean by this comment?

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