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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mme Dumuchel visit the priest?
(a) She is unhappy with her daughter's catechism exam grade
(b) She needs personal counseling
(c) She wants to have her baby baptized
(d) She wants to set a date for her wedding

2. The parishioners are waiting for ______________________.
(a) someone to lead them to safety and shelter
(b) the return of Christ
(c) the next pay day
(d) the weekend

3. What does the priest ask Chantal to remove from her bag even though he had no knowledge it was in there?
(a) An apple
(b) A journal
(c) A letter
(d) A ring

4. What does the young priest buy when the cleaning lady starts?
(a) Cream and lemons
(b) Coffee
(c) Cleaning supplies
(d) New underwear

5. Who does the priest think is the author of the letter?
(a) Mme Dumouchel
(b) Sulpice Mitonnet
(c) Dr. Delbende
(d) Madame Pegriot

6. What could be any possible reasons for Dr. Delbende's suicide?
(a) Depression and loss of money
(b) Death of his wife
(c) Public humiliation
(d) News of a terminal illness

7. What does Mlle Louise tell the priest about Mlle Chantal?
(a) She is boy crazy
(b) She is smoking in her room
(c) She is becoming more difficult
(d) She is not studying at all

8. According to the young priest, most people have ____________________ for themselves.
(a) a healthy image
(b) an unforgivable dislike
(c) enough ambition
(d) a sense of purpose

9. What does the Cure de Torcy tell the young priest?
(a) He should prepare young couples for marriage
(b) The Holy Week schedule needs to be revised
(c) He should change the time of the catechism class
(d) A priest's role is to work hard but realize limitations

10. What is the topic of the diary entry the young priest gives to the Cure de Torcy to read?
(a) Gluttony
(b) Prostitution
(c) Greed
(d) Slavery

11. What does the priest think the parishioners think about him now?
(a) Thrilled with him
(b) Unsure of him
(c) Unhappy with him
(d) No opinion

12. What does the young priest describe as the novel begins?
(a) His education
(b) His childhood
(c) His parish
(d) His love of God

13. Who is M. Pamyre?
(a) The head of the Knights of Columbus
(b) The local grocer
(c) The postmaster
(d) The school principal

14. What has concerned the priest about the girl, Seraphita?
(a) She has a hearing problem
(b) She is very flirtatious
(c) She is not learning like she should
(d) She is the butt of jokes at school

15. What is Ambricourt?
(a) A horse
(b) A famous vineyard
(c) The family name of the Chateau
(d) The young priest's parish

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest see in the confessional where nothing is ever clearly seen?

2. Who is Cure de Torcy?

3. According to the Cure de Torcy, Jesus is not as happy with _____________ as He is with priests.

4. Who sends the young priest two hundred francs?

5. What has happened to Dr. Delbende?

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