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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1, Section 1 (through page 83).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the meeting between the priest and Brigetta?
(a) It is meaningful but painful for them both.
(b) It is meaningless, the she sticks out her tongue and runs away.
(c) It is warm and tearful.
(d) It is like an iceberg without emotion.

2. How does the priest rationalize his guilt over the murdered hostage?
(a) He tells himself that the man who was killed probably had angered God.
(b) He recalls that the Church has taught him it is every man's first duty to save his own soul.
(c) He decides that the sin is on the part of the police because he has done nothing wrong.
(d) He drinks himself into oblivion.

3. What does Mr. Trench notice about the environment in the town?
(a) It is cold and there are no birds.
(b) It looks like a tropical garden.
(c) The land is dusty and hot with buzzards flying overhead.
(d) The jungle is encroaching on the village.

4. What prompts Mr. Trench to invite the stranger to his house?
(a) The stranger mentions he has some brandy.
(b) The stranger says he has a British newspaper.
(c) The stranger has a long wait for his ship.
(d) The stranger looks like a priest.

5. What is happening to the priests in this Mexican state?
(a) The priests are being sent to the mine quarries.
(b) Priests are being sent to concentration camps.
(c) The priests are given twenty-four hours to leave the country.
(d) The priests that have not escaped have been hunted down and killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman he meets in the village not recognize him at first?

2. How does Greene introduce the lieutenant?

3. On his morning walk, what does Mr. Trench hear?

4. What weakness does the priest have causes him more difficulty?

5. What does Captain Fellows tell the policeman that satisfies him?

(see the answer key)

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