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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. Where does the author secretly throw his Georgetown University prize?

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

3. What is outlined in this chapter of background history?

4. James hopes his ROTC unit is picked to march in whose parade?

5. In what are both James and his father entwined?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does General Carroll share with his son regarding war?

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

6. How does Joe Carroll catch Roger Touhy?

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

8. Who is in attendance for his first mass and sermon?

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

10. What is known about Francis Cardinal Spellman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James sees his life following two possible tracks.

Part 1) What are the two tracks?

Part 2) Which track does he pick? Why does he pick it?

Part 3) How does this choice affect the rest of his life?

Essay Topic 2

Father James continues to have struggles with his vocation and decides to spend the summer on retreat in the Holy Land to reconsider his vocation.

Part 1) What does James do in the Holy Land?

Part 2) Who does he meet? How does he help him in his decision-making?

Part 3) How does James resolve this struggle?

Essay Topic 3

Cardinal Cooke asks candidates to promise to obey and respect him and his successors as he enfolds their hands.

Part 1) Why does James have a hard time accepting this?

Part 2) How does this keep power out of the hands of individual priests?

Part 3) Imagine how you would feel in his position. How would you have handled this situation?

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