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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. Where does the priest wake up after meeting the man with the gun?
2. In the village, before seeing the Yankee, for what does the priest wish?
3. What is the priest's response when a man says it is better not to believe in God?
4. On his way north, who does the priest meet?
5. As they reach the town, what is the priest's request of the lieutenant?
Short Essay Questions
1. Thinking everything is finished for him, what does the priest say to people inside the cell?
2. What seems to be different about the priest's arrest?
3. What is the irony of the priest's admission in the jail cell.
4. How does the priest awaken the next morning?
5. In spite of the lieutenant's assurances, Father José refuses to go to the jail to hear the priest's confession. What is the irony of that situation?
6. What are the preparations for the priest to escape to Las Casas?
7. What feelings pass through the priest as he luxuriates in the Lehrs' kindness?
8. While Mr. Trench is in the Police Chief's office, what does he witness?
9. By the time they reach the outskirts of the city, what seems to be the relationship between the lieutenant and the priest?
10. Describe the kindness of the lieutenant after telling the priest that he was found guilty at the trial and will be shot tomorrow.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Governmental prohibition of anything never works. In the novel, the government is trying to prohibit religion to the point of completely stamping it out. In a parallel example, hard liquor and wine are prohibited as well. Write a paper on how Greene uses this to subtly suggest the prohibition of religion will fail as well.
Essay Topic 2
The novel presents conflict and resolution throughout to keep the reader's attention. Write a paper on how conflict involves close encounters with fear and resolution involves hope, however fleeting. Explain why this method is so successful at making the reading compelling.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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