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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In spite of the Yankee's protests, what does the priest do?
(a) He says a prayer for the Yankee's soul.
(b) He gives the Yankee last rites.
(c) He pours wine in the Yankee's wounds.
(d) He sits quietly holding the Yankee's hand.

2. What does the woman say she when she hears the priest say he has not repented of his sins and doesn't want to.
(a) She will write the bisdhop as soon as she gets out of jail.
(b) She will light a candle for him when she gets out of jail.
(c) That he is just saying that to spare the other prisoners.
(d) That he is speaking out of fear and a martyr is never afraid.

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

4. What is the significance of the scene with Mrs. Fellows lying ill in a hotel bed?
(a) She has run away from her husband, trying to return to England.
(b) Her sickness represents the ills of society.
(c) Coral, her daughter, is not there and it is clear that she is dead.
(d) It is symbolic of the pending death of the priest.

5. What does the priest attempt to do sitting on the floor of his cell?
(a) He attempts suicide.
(b) He attempts to confess.
(c) He attempts to drink himself into oblivion.
(d) He attempts to plan an escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the deadline for catching the priest?

2. What information dismays the priest?

3. What is the story about that a mother tells her children?

4. How many priests has the lieutenant already executed?

5. What strange thing does the lieutenant do before he sends the priest out of the jail?

(see the answer key)

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