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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 do countless Air Force chaplains attend in full dress?
(a) They are friends with James.
(b) James is in the Air Force.
(c) They have nothing else to do.
(d) James is a general's son.

2. What does James return to Washington as a seminarian to study?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Human evolution.
(d) Philosophy and theology.

3. Who is the host in place of Dick Cavett?
(a) Jack Black.
(b) Johnny Carson.
(c) Jack Klugman.
(d) David Letterman.

4. What does the General call Martin Luther King?
(a) The most notorious liar in America.
(b) A great man.
(c) A leader of the free.
(d) A religious role model.

5. Why does James keep secret that he met and was kissed by Pope John XXIII?
(a) He feels guilty about advantages he receives.
(b) No one is allowed to know.
(c) He does not think anyone would believe him.
(d) He is shy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does James believe Joe Carroll embodies the motto?

2. These priests focus on a defensive Catholic Church and a hostile American culture.

3. What does James intern as in Atlanta?

4. James feels his life ends when he enters seminary and that as a child he first hears the word as what?

5. What bill does President Johnson propose? He ends his speech with "we shall overcome" and becomes an ally of King's.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Paulist Fathers?

2. How is the author resistant to authority?

3. Why does James have a hard time promising to obey and respect Cardinal Cooke and his successors?

4. How is James' friendship with Patrick Hughes significant?

5. What is James' opinion of segregation and white supremacy as a child?

6. What discussions are held at the Carroll dinner table?

7. How does the text show James is beginning to agree with his friends and associates who think he can follow Patrick's example of self-confidence and risk-taking by skating on his own thin ice?

8. How is Boston University a good fit for Father Carroll?

9. Why can Michael not be buried by a Catholic priest?

10. What leads to General Carroll's feelings towards Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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