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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. How many days is Dooley missing?

2. Who has a friend who is an appraiser?

3. Why is Sadie's gift a surprise?

4. How big does Emma say the dog is?

5. What does Cynthia come over to Tim's house to borrow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Uncle Billy worried? How does Tim help alleviate this worry?

2. Why are specific characters pleased that Sadie's painting is not a Vermeer?

3. Why does Olivia want to read the Bible to people at Mitford Hospital?

4. What do you think of the relationship between Tim and Dooley by Chapter 12?

5. What does Sadie find in her attic? Why is this significant?

6. Tim says he gets a "simple joy" from being with Cynthia. What do you think this is like?

7. How are birth and death intertwined in Chapters 9-12?

8. Why do you think Tim doesn't think much about the future neighbor he will have?

9. From an outsider's perspective, do you think Father Tim should feel lonely based on what you read in Chapters 1-4?

10. In Chapter 5, how do readers see that Father Tim is more than just a rector to the people of Mitford?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Karon uses a narrative point of view throughout her entire book. Why do you think she chose to write this way? What are the pros and cons of using this point of view in this particular story?

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the development of the relationship between Father Tim and Cynthia? Why do you think Tim decides to take such a long time deciding whether to be in a relationship with Cynthia? What benefits do both characters derive from the relationship?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of a foil in literature? Describe one character in Karon's novel that you believe is a foil of another character. Why do you think Karon may have created characters in her work that emphasize each other's qualities?

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