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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Back in the home where the mother is reading to her children, what does she say about the priest?
(a) That they should not tell anyone he was once in their house.
(b) That because of him, the Church is dead.
(c) That he is now a martyr.
(d) That he is not the same man who once visited them when she was ill.

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

3. What is the secret sin of the running priest?
(a) He fathered a child with one of his parishioners.
(b) He murdered a policeman who was about to arrest him.
(c) He embezzled money from the church coffers.
(d) He is addicted to heroin.

4. What question does the priest ask the woman?
(a) He asks if she has any brandy.
(b) Without looking at her he asks with embarrassment about Brigetta.
(c) He asks how long he can stay there.
(d) He asks if the police have been there.

5. 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) Coral, her daughter, is not there and it is clear that she is dead.
(c) Her sickness represents the ills of society.
(d) It is symbolic of the pending death of the priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does the priest get from the Chief of Police?

2. Why does the lieutenant like to think about the priest who is still living?

3. When they stop at a small hut, why does the priest not sleep?

4. What does Father José reply when the priest begs him to help him?

5. Who does he see in his dream?

(see the answer key)

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