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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mlle Chantal behave toward the priest?
(a) She will not leave his side
(b) She weeps on his shoulder
(c) She ignores him
(d) She is in shock

2. What does the priest hear on a walk to Mezargues?
(a) Laughing
(b) A motorbike
(c) Birds
(d) Fighting

3. Who informs the Cure de Torcy about the priest's death?
(a) M. le Comte
(b) Mlle Chantal
(c) Louis
(d) Mlle Louise

4. What is the sacristan's reply to the priest?
(a) That more candles have been ordered
(b) That the funeral flowers will be delivered this afternoon
(c) That the choir practice time has been changed
(d) That the priest should wait for people to come to him instead of vice versa

5. What surprises the priest about the doctor?
(a) His fee
(b) His voice
(c) His youth
(d) His clothing

6. What does the act of throwing the medallion into the fire symbolize for Mme la Comtesse?
(a) She has a horrible temper
(b) She has gone mad
(c) Casting off disappointments and bitterness
(d) She wants some new jewelry

7. What does the priest recall about his life?
(a) He has always felt loved
(b) He is angry about his childhood
(c) No one has treated him with injustice
(d) He regrets his choice of profession

8. Why does the priest tell Seraphita that he is sad?
(a) His mother has died
(b) He has a terminal illness
(c) Mme la Comtesse's death has been hard on him
(d) Because people do not love God enough

9. How does the priest keep track of recent events?
(a) Writes on napkins and scraps of paper
(b) Dictates to a secretary
(c) Records them
(d) Writes them in his diary

10. What does the priest do regarding his health this morning?
(a) He begins an exercise regimen
(b) He takes vitamins
(c) He makes an appointment with a doctor
(d) He takes extra strength antacids

11. What does the priest acknowledge to himself about his health?
(a) He knows he has only a short time to live
(b) He thinks he is fine now
(c) He is feeling much better
(d) He is making a mistake by not going to see the specialist

12. What makes the priest feel uncomfortable?
(a) The instruments are too cold
(b) The doctor's arrogance
(c) The room is too hot
(d) Being naked

13. How does M. le Comte behave toward the priest?
(a) Bereaved
(b) Very cold
(c) Gracious
(d) Hostile

14. What does the Cure de Torcy tell the young priest about prayer?
(a) At least go through the motions until the sincerity returns
(b) He should lead prayer groups in the evenings
(c) He should focus on praying to the Holy Spirit
(d) He should pray the rosary twice a day

15. Without the priest's assistance, Mme la Comtesse would have died _________________________.
(a) without the Last Rites
(b) a long, painful death
(c) happily
(d) with hatred toward God

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Mme la Comtesse later that night after her visit with the priest?

2. What does Mlle Chantal tell M. le Comte in front of the priest?

3. What does the priest need before the doctor can provide a diagnosis?

4. Who does the priest visit on the evening he gets his diagnosis?

5. What does the priest now think is the source of his pain?

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