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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. In what are both James and his father entwined?
(a) The curse.
(b) Lives of the military and the priesthood.
(c) Government scandal.
(d) The Air Force.

2. How many years later does James break his vow and leave the priesthood?
(a) Two years later.
(b) Five years later.
(c) Fifteen years later.
(d) Twelve years later.

3. What does Joseph believe his own pride causes?
(a) Accidents.
(b) His son's disease.
(c) His family's unhappiness.
(d) His wealth.

4. What proposes using bomb shelters after a U.S. first strike?
(a) The United States-Russian Compromise of 1965.
(b) The Embargo Act.
(c) The Bay of Pigs.
(d) The 1961 Burris Memorandum.

5. Where is the Chapel located?
(a) On the south side of the Potomac River.
(b) On the east side of the Potomac River.
(c) On the west side of the Potomac River.
(d) On the north side of the Potomac River.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author reflects on perceptions that he and his father give up worlds they love. Why?

2. Where does the author's mother take him as a two-year-old along with his four-year-old brother, Joe?

3. Mary points out distinctive features and size as her tours near this building, which is also known as the Pentagon.

4. Eisenhower is the first president who wears what kind of hat?

5. Who does James feel shame to admit is his childhood neighbor on Generals' Row?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James realize about his desire to enter the seminary?

2. How does James' antiwar stance affect his father?

3. What do Joe and Mary do for their Chicago guests and relatives from Chicago?

4. How does Joe Carroll catch Roger Touhy?

5. Upon what does James reflect at the end of the chapter, regarding B-52s and nuclear war?

6. What does the B-52 Bomber symbolize to James?

7. How does James, the anti-war priest from a military family feel giving his first sermon?

8. Why does Joe feel like a disgrace for leaving the seminary?

9. How do Joseph and Mary react to Joe junior's contraction of polio?

10. Why is FDR an admired president?

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