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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. James is ordained in 1969, and assigned to the campus ministry at what university?

2. Why will a local Catholic priest not bury Tate's son, Michael?

3. Who becomes famous for leaking the Pentagon Papers?

4. What does James recollect about slaves?

5. Why does James keep secret that he met and was kissed by Pope John XXIII?

Short Essay Questions

1. Father James continues to have struggles with his vocation and decides to spend the summer on retreat in the Holy Land to reconsider his vocation. How does this trip help him make a decision about being a priest?

2. General Carroll is chairman of a Washington dinner to honor Hoover. He asks Father James to offer the benediction. How does Father James react?

3. How does Father Daniel Berrigan protest the war?

4. Why does the President begin to reject escalation of the war and refuse any use of nuclear weapons?

5. How is James' friendship with Patrick Hughes significant?

6. Who are the Paulist Fathers?

7. Why is General Carroll successful in his government position?

8. Ritual requires a newly-ordained priest perform his first priestly blessing on his parents. How do his parents react?

9. What leads to General Carroll's feelings towards Martin Luther King, Jr.?

10. His Holiness addresses the United Nations for its twentieth-year celebration.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book James' opinion of the military, the government, and war change drastically.

Part 1) What does James think of these as a child? Why?

Part 2) How does his opinion change over time? Why?

Part 3) How do his actions match his change in opinion?

Essay Topic 2

Joseph believes the "spoiled priest" curse is passed from him to his son.

Part 1) How does Joseph act that supports this statement?

Part 2) Why has Joseph not been able to escape this curse?

Part 3) How does his belief in this curse further push his son, James, away from him?

Essay Topic 3

Father James continues to have struggles with his vocation and decides to spend the summer on retreat in the Holy Land to reconsider his vocation.

Part 1) What does James do in the Holy Land?

Part 2) Who does he meet? How does he help him in his decision-making?

Part 3) How does James resolve this struggle?

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