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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mlle Chantal being sent away to a boarding school?
(a) To learn etiquette
(b) To preserve a secret
(c) To travel
(d) To get a rich husband

2. What decision does the young priest reverse?
(a) To stay at the parish forever
(b) To teach catechism
(c) To have a cleaning lady
(d) To keep a diary

3. According to the Cure de Torcy, Jesus is not as happy with _____________ as He is with priests.
(a) criminals
(b) lay people
(c) atheists
(d) monks

4. What subject is painted on the oleograph in the Cure de Torcy's oratory?
(a) The Baby Jesus
(b) St. Francis of Assisi
(c) Joan of Arc
(d) The Last Supper

5. What does the priest write in his diary about his health at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) He is in horrible pain every day
(b) He has only a few months to live
(c) He is cured
(d) He is feeling better

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the children of the parish lost?

2. What has the young priest been unaware of during his time at the parish?

3. Who is Cure de Torcy?

4. What does the Cure de Torcy believe about Dr. Delbende's death?

5. What has happened to Dr. Delbende?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the perceptions the young priest has of the people in the parish.

2. How does the theme of pride emerge and how does the young priest perceive it?

3. How does the young priest try to find a purpose for himself at the parish?

4. How does the priest feel about the decision to hire a housekeeper?

5. What are the supernatural events that occur during Mlle Chantal's confession?

6. What budget-related decision has the young priest reversed?

7. Describe the scenario when Mlle Chantal approaches the priest after mass one morning.

8. How does the priest first address being ill in his diary?

9. Who is Mlle Louise?

10. Explain how the Dean of Blangermont lectures to the young priest about balancing religion and business.

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