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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the mother rebukes her son for only being interested in the killing, how does the son reply?
(a) He laughs and says he is sorry.
(b) He says killing people is more fun than listening to stories.
(c) He says that he doesn't believe the holy book.
(d) He says the lieutenant told him the Bible is not true.

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

3. What new plan does the lieutenant come up with for finding the priest?
(a) Putting up roadblocks all over the region.
(b) Bringing in extra troops from Mexico City.
(c) Burning down the villages where the people do not cooperate.
(d) Taking hostages and killing them if the people do not turn over the priest.

4. What does the mestizo tell the priest?
(a) That he needs a guide to help him get to Carmen.
(b) That he wants to get to know him better.
(c) That he wants the priest to help him catch the American.
(d) That he is going to Carmen, too, and suggests that they go together.

5. What name do the people give to priests who smell of alcohol?
(a) Pickled priest.
(b) Smelly sermonizer.
(c) Wine bibber.
(d) Whisky priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Greene's contrast between the two priests in the story?

2. How does the man try to get out of going with the boy?

3. How many priests has the lieutenant already executed?

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

5. Back to the mother reading stories to her children, what does she tell them about the grown up Juan?

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