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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Trench feel when the man leaves with the boy?
(a) As the man leaves Mr. Trench is lonely.
(b) He is happy for the brandy the man left behind.
(c) He is curious about the strange man.
(d) He feels relieved that the stranger is gone.

2. Where do they put the old photo of the priest?
(a) In an old filing cabinet.
(b) In the newspaper office to have posters made.
(c) On the wall next to one of an American fugitive.
(d) The lieutenant folds it and puts it in his pocket.

3. What does Captain Fellows learn about the policeman?
(a) That he comes from Oaxaca.
(b) That he is a lieutenant.
(c) That he is looking for land to buy.
(d) That he has a warrant for the captain's arrest.

4. What does the lieutenant tell Captain Fellows he is doing?
(a) He is looking for a priest wanted for treason.
(b) He is looking for a good place to fish.
(c) He is campaigning for governor.
(d) He is taking a census.

5. What is Greene's contrast between the two priests in the story?
(a) Both men are sinners and cannot be considered good priests, yet they choose very different paths.
(b) One is a whisky priest and the other is not.
(c) One refuses his responsibility but the other tries to run away from responsibility.
(d) The only difference is that one of them is married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is going through the stranger's head as he walks with the boy?

2. Back at the plantation after the priest is gone, what is Coral doing?

3. What is the Police Chief's concern?

4. What is Father José's final answer to the bereaved family?

5. Where is Captain Fellows headed down river in a canoe?

(see the answer key)

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