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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Imposition".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the General refer to war protesters?
(a) As "kooks."
(b) As "crayzies."
(c) As weirdos."
(d) As "hippies."

2. What begins James' breakdown in shared understanding with his father?
(a) The Civil Rights movement.
(b) His leaving the priesthood.
(c) The Paulist order.
(d) The Vietnam War.

3. What is a highlight of James' parent's life?
(a) Living in Germany.
(b) Carroll graduating from high school.
(c) Having their children.
(d) Introduction to the new Pope.

4. In Irish Chicago of that day, what does a refusal to become a priest after twelve years of seminary make Joe Carroll?
(a) A mean-spirited priest.
(b) A spoiled priest.
(c) A cheat.
(d) A thief.

5. What is Father James Carroll celebrating?
(a) A baptism.
(b) His first mass and giving his first sermon.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The birth of his daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reflects a new image of priests than James and his mother remember?

2. What does James do a week before entering the novitiate?

3. King is wiretapped, and what does his sexual behavior replace as an issue?

4. God, government, and what else keep James in conflict?

5. Why do countless Air Force chaplains attend in full dress?

(see the answer key)

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