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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strikes fear into the sinner, but is a blessed moment for the believer?
(a) death
(b) the Eucharist
(c) the divil
(d) confession

2. What does the preacher say is available to the living to spare them from this everlasting torment?
(a) repentance
(b) candles and incense
(c) unqualified absolution
(d) vows

3. What does the rector say the retreat signifies?
(a) a time off for good behavior
(b) a dedication to better study
(c) a chance to enter the seminary
(d) a withdrawal from the worldly cares

4. How old is Stephen when he goes to confess his terrible sin?
(a) already 21
(b) just 14
(c) only 16
(d) about 19

5. What causes Stephen to recall how saints were tried again and again by sin?
(a) his lingering guilt for his past
(b) his many daily temptations
(c) his interest in the lives of saints
(d) his ability to avoid temptation

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen think when he sees his friends playing in the water?

2. Since the only sins Stephen has to confess these days are minor, what does his confessor want him to name?

3. What interpretation does Stephen give to his dream and visions of beasts in the field?

4. Going through all these strict devotions, how does Stephen come to feel about himself?

5. Why does Stephen exert enormous energy in filling his days with penitent devotion, zealous prayers, and rosary recitations?

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