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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does the priest see as he approaches a small town?
2. For what is the church in town being used?
3. What is the boy looking for when he knocks on Mr. Trench's door?
4. What is Greene's continued contrast of the two priests?
5. What is happening to the priests in this Mexican state?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter two, how does Greene establish a deep-seated religious faith on the part of common citizens?
2. How do Mr. Trench and the priest meet?
3. Describe the scene in the town as Mr. Trench walks through it.
4. Back at the banana plantation, how does Greene emphasize the character of Coral Fellows?
5. All that is left of the church is a priest who renounced his religion and the stranger, a whiskey priest. How does the woman's husband sum up their reality?
6. Describe the characters of the Police Chief and the lieutenant as seen in the cantina.
7. Describe the condition of Father José at that time.
8. What does Greene reveal about the priest in his thoughts on his way home?
9. Describe Captain Fellow's reaction to the charge against the priest.
10. Describe the general situation as the novel opens.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In meeting his daughter, Brigetta, the priest is aware of an immense load of responsibility not distinguishable from love. Write a paper on how you feel that love makes one obligated to the person loved. Use examples of parents and young children and older children with aged parents. Relate the idea to your sense of obligation to someone you love.
Essay Topic 2
Coral was an idealistic young girl with a sense of immortality. Write a paper using her as an example about how idealistic young people tend to rush into danger. How does Greene make her a sympathetic character in the mind of the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the elements in THE POWER AND THE GLORY that are representative of the age old struggle between Christianity and Communism. Discuss how, with all its flaws, Christianity succeeds at being helpful to the poor where Communism inevitably fails. Use the argument the priest makes to the lieutenant about the inherent weakness of his communistic ideals.
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