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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. What is the name of Marge Owen's baby?

2. What does Olivia Davenport tell Tim?

3. What season is arriving during Chapter 8?

4. What does Billy give Tim?

5. Where do Tim and Dooley go together after Puny upsets Dooley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think about the people in the town being Tim's 'family'? Do you think this is a healthy thing? Why or why not?

2. What do you make of Tim finding jewels in the urn at the columbarium?

3. What sorts of family troubles does Dooley have?

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

5. Describe the relationship between Tim and Dooley.

6. Compare and contrast the characters of Barnabas and Dooley.

7. What do readers know about Cynthia from Chapters 9-12?

8. Why do you think Tim and Dooley get along so well?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the tone of "At Home in Mitford"? Why would Karon choose to write the story in this type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way the reader perceives the characters and sequence of events?

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

Compare and contrast the characters of Barnabas and Dooley. How are their lives different? How are the characters the same?

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