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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the mother rebukes her son for only being interested in the killing, how does the son reply?
(a) He says that he doesn't believe the holy book.
(b) He says the lieutenant told him the Bible is not true.
(c) He says killing people is more fun than listening to stories.
(d) He laughs and says he is sorry.

2. As the priest, the mestizo, and the guide head for the Yankee, what do they approach?
(a) Villagers armed with sticks and stones.
(b) A group of policemen on horseback.
(c) A large chasm they have to cross.
(d) An Indian hut village in the distance.

3. What information does the priest get from the Chief of Police?
(a) As the Chief gets drunk he begins to tell the men about the hunt for the priest.
(b) He learns that more hostages have been shot.
(c) The priest learns that the lieutenant will arrive in the city next month.
(d) The Chief of Police gets drunk and tells how he hates the lieutenant.

4. What agitates the Yankee while the priest is speaking with him?
(a) He is agitated because the priest will not take his gun or a knife.
(b) He is agitated because he does not trust the mestizo.
(c) He is agitated because he is not Catholic.
(d) He is agitated because he has a gun in his back.

5. How does the priest seek assistance in the city?
(a) He looks for the sign of a fish on a house.
(b) He goes to an underground meeting of religious people.
(c) He meets a beggar and offers to pay him for his help buying wine.
(d) He asks a grocer to give him some fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What announcement is made as the priest and the beverage seller are having a glass of wine?

2. After the brandy is taken, what does the priest do?

3. What does Coral find in the barn that makes her empathize with the Priest's pain?

4. In spite of the Yankee's protests, what does the priest do?

5. What is Greene's contrast between the two priests in the story?

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