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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. President Kennedy reverses nuclear thinking through speeches, the Test Ban Treaty and what else?

2. Father Carroll affirms whose power?

3. Who symbolically unites the Elvis sexuality and the priestly celibacy?

4. What is a highlight of James' parent's life?

5. How does this chapter compare to the conflicted and painful opening chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What government position does Joe Carroll have in Europe?

3. How does the celebration begin?

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

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

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

7. How does James honor his father in this chapter?

8. What are the two tracks James sees in his life in Wiesbaden?

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

10. Upon what does James Carroll reflect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pope Paul VI shocks many in government positions and is one of many who protest the Vietnam War.

Part 1) How does Pope Paul VI shock those in government?

Part 2) How do others react to what the Pope preaches?

Part 3) What other people promote peace?

Essay Topic 2

When James is growing up, the Catholic Church is still hiding its accounts of sexual immorality.

Part 1) How does James deal with his struggle with his sexuality?

Part 2) How does he view the religious men around him? How they aid him in his choices?

Part 3) Predict James' reaction to the priests he knows, if he had learned about their breaking of the vow of celibacy. How might this knowledge have affected his decisions?

Essay Topic 3

A local Catholic priest will not bury Tate's son, Michael.

Part 1) Why will he not bury the child?

Part 2) How does this follow the Catholic church, as described in this book?

Part 3) Do you feel the priest made a good decision? Why or why not?

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