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At Home In Mitford Trivia Quiz

This book by Jan Karon is the first in a series of eight, and is one of my favorite books. I love all of her novels in this series, but I figured I would start with the beginning! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by katie1021. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
katie1021

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,095

Updated
Jul 23 22

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15

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Question 1 of 15

1. The rector's name is Father Timothy _______? Hint

Patrick

Kallabaugh

Kavanaugh

Coppersmith

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Question 2 of 15

2. What disease is Father Tim diagnosed with? Hint

heart disease

diabetes

glaucoma

lactose intolerance

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of Father Tim's secretary at the office? Hint

Sadie

Cynthia

Puny

Emma

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Question 4 of 15

4. The name of the place Father Tim often eats breakfast and lunch is called "The Main Street Grill".

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the name of Father Tim's new neighbor? Hint

Violet Coppersmith

Cynthia Coppersmith

Sadie Baxter

Sadie Coppersmith

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is Cynthia's cat named? Hint

Sadie

Violet

Barnabas

Lavender

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Question 7 of 15

7. What color is Tim's neighbor's little house? Hint

yellow

blue

white

pink

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of the dessert that nearly costs Father Tim his life? Hint

Orange Coconut Cookies

Death by Chocolate Cake

Strawberry Pie

Orange Marmalade Cake

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who makes the dessert that puts Father Tim into a coma? Hint

Puny Bradshaw

Esther Bolick

Edith Mallory

Sadie Baxter

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Question 10 of 15

10. About midway through the book Father Tim's parish decides to hire some house help for him. What is the name of this person? Hint

Cynthia Coppersmith

Puny Bradshaw

Edith Mallory

Esther Cunningham

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Question 11 of 15

11. Father Tim gains a dog in this book...a big black bouvier. What does he name this dog? Hint

Barnabas

Sadie

Dooley

Barney

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the unusual thing that controls Father Tim's dog? Hint

dog treats

reading the mail to him

a bath

reciting scripture

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Question 13 of 15

13. _______ came to live with Father Tim when his grandfather _________ developed pneumonia and had to stay in the hospital. Pick the right two names: Hint

Russell Jacks, Dooley Barlowe

Dooley Barlowe, Tommy Noles

Poobaw, Russell Jacks

Dooley Barlowe, Russell Jacks

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Question 14 of 15

14. Miss Sadie _________ gives 5 million dollars to build a nursing home on the site of the old church rectory. Fill in the blank with her last name: Hint

Cunningham

Bixter

Coppersmith

Baxter

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the name of the church of which Father Tim is the rector? Hint

Presbyterian house of Worship

First Baptist

Lord's Chapel

Episcopal Chapel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The rector's name is Father Timothy _______?

Answer: Kavanaugh

Father Tim has ancestors in Sligo, Ireland and a good Irish name!

2. What disease is Father Tim diagnosed with?

Answer: diabetes

Diabetes is a disease in which the victim can not process sugar in the blood properly. It is a dysfunction of the pancreas.

3. What is the name of Father Tim's secretary at the office?

Answer: Emma

Sometimes Father Tim has a hard time tolerating Emma, but she comes in handy!

4. The name of the place Father Tim often eats breakfast and lunch is called "The Main Street Grill".

Answer: True

The Grill is run by Percy Mosely.

5. What is the name of Father Tim's new neighbor?

Answer: Cynthia Coppersmith

Cynthia later becomes somewhat of a...love interest.

6. What is Cynthia's cat named?

Answer: Violet

Cynthia is a children's book author and illustrator who writes books about her white cat Violet and her adventures in many places. However, Violet is often a cause of stress for Cynthia as well!

7. What color is Tim's neighbor's little house?

Answer: yellow

Father Tim and Cynthia refer to her house as "the little yellow house" all through the book series.

8. What is the name of the dessert that nearly costs Father Tim his life?

Answer: Orange Marmalade Cake

This orange marmalade cake is famous around little Mitford, and often requested for various events in the town.

9. Who makes the dessert that puts Father Tim into a coma?

Answer: Esther Bolick

If you read the two little Christmas books Jan Karon has written about Mitford (One is called "The Mitford Snowmen") one of them has the recipe for this delicious cake (the orange marmalade cake) in the back of it.

10. About midway through the book Father Tim's parish decides to hire some house help for him. What is the name of this person?

Answer: Puny Bradshaw

Puny Bradshaw is a shining light and a blessing to Father Tim!

11. Father Tim gains a dog in this book...a big black bouvier. What does he name this dog?

Answer: Barnabas

Barnabas adopted Father Tim more than the other way around!

12. What is the unusual thing that controls Father Tim's dog?

Answer: reciting scripture

Everyone who meets Barnabas comments that he's the only dog they ever saw who was disciplined by the reading of the word - if only people could be so controlled by it.

13. _______ came to live with Father Tim when his grandfather _________ developed pneumonia and had to stay in the hospital. Pick the right two names:

Answer: Dooley Barlowe, Russell Jacks

Dooley is a rough "country boy" and his grandfather Russell is the church sexton. Everything may not end happily, but it works out...it always does. We don't meet Poobaw until the third book in the series, and Tommy Noles until the second book.

14. Miss Sadie _________ gives 5 million dollars to build a nursing home on the site of the old church rectory. Fill in the blank with her last name:

Answer: Baxter

Miss Sadie Baxter also tells a tragic love story throughout this book. A tale of finding home away from home, and losing it once she returns to home. Very sad.

15. What is the name of the church of which Father Tim is the rector?

Answer: Lord's Chapel

Yes, good old Lord's Chapel. I hope you've enjoyed this quiz, and if you haven't read this or any of the other books in the series, the first four are, in order:

"At Home In Mitford"
"A Light In The Window"
"These High Green Hills"
"Out To Canaan"

They're all wonderful, and I hope you read them!

Source: Author katie1021

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