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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. What has Seraphita done to her leg?
(a) Scraped it by falling off her bike
(b) Cut it while working
(c) Broken it when falling into a ditch
(d) Tied a string around it to cut off the circulation

2. What does Mme la Comtesse tell the priest about her husband?
(a) He is a devoted husband
(b) He has a terminal illness
(c) He has had many affairs
(d) He is a homosexual

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

4. What does the priest decide to do at the Chateau?
(a) Talk to Mme la Comte about her daughter
(b) Hold mass in the chapel
(c) Work in the vineyard
(d) Stay for dinner

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the priest meet at Louis' house?

2. The priest gets a revelation that he received his calling at _______________________.

3. How does M. le Comte behave toward the priest?

4. Where does the doctor examine the priest?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to Mlle Chantal's behavior, what else has impacted Mme la Comtesse's life?

2. Describe the meeting between the priest and M. le Comte.

3. In what circumstances does the priest feel youthful for the first time in his life?

4. What definitive action has the priest finally taken regarding his health?

5. Explain the irony of the doctor's physical health.

6. Why is Mme la Comtesse adamant about sending Mlle Chantal to finishing school?

7. How does the young priest suffer a crisis of confidence in himself and in his work?

8. What is the diagnosis of the young priest's disease?

9. In what ways does the canon attempt to help the young priest manage his life?

10. What is odd about the way the priest is treated at the Chateau after the death of Mme la Comtesse?

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