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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. What does the priest recall about his life?

2. Why does Mme la Comte say her daughter is being sent away?

3. Why does Mlle Louise come to the priest in a disheveled state?

4. What does Mlle Chantal do at the priest's house before he leaves for Lille?

5. Of what does Mlle Louise warn the young priest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the situation with the medallion is the climax of the novel.

2. What secret and personal pain does Mme la Comtesse reveal to the priest?

3. What does the priest note about his illness in Chapter 6?

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

5. What is the priest's diary entry on the night before he leaves for Lille?

6. How does the priest handle the matter of Mlle Chantal with Mme la Comtesse?

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

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

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

10. What is the Cure de Torcy's simplistic advice for the young priest who feels he is suffering a crisis of faith and vocation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The young priest knows that something unusual is going on at the Chateau but he is reluctant to get involved in family matters without being asked. What is going on at the Chateau? Why do both Mlle Louise and Mlle Chantal seek out the priest on separate occasions? Which girl is telling the truth? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of pride and arrogance in the young priest's life? Does he feel he is elevated in the eyes of the parishioners? In his own eyes? Why does he look down upon Louis Duprety who leaves the priesthood?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the tone of the novel as the young priest's parish experience extends. What is his demeanor at the onset? How does the tone change as the priest becomes more disillusioned with the people and circumstances of the parish? At the end, what is the priest's outlook?

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