1. How does Greene set up the scene to show the despair of Father José?
(a) Walking in the cemetery, he comes upon a family burying a small child.
(b) Reading his Bible, he begins to weep.
(c) His nagging wife leaves him.
(d) He awakes from a dream in which he had been saying the mass.

2. What announcement is made as the priest and the beverage seller are having a glass of wine?
(a) The hotel owner says they cannot drink in his establishment.
(b) The hotel owner enters and says that the Chief of Police is coming.
(c) The hotel owner announces that his rates have just gone up.
(d) The hotel owner warns of an coming storm.

3. How does the Chief of Police react when he sees the alcohol?
(a) He confiscates the alcohol and leaves.
(b) He becomes angry because there is a prohibition on alcohol.
(c) The Chief's face lights up at the sight of the alcohol and he sits down to join the drinkers.
(d) He knows the seller so he pretends not to see.

4. What is Greene's contrast between the two priests in the story?
(a) The only difference is that one of them is married.
(b) Both men are sinners and cannot be considered good priests, yet they choose very different paths.
(c) One is a whisky priest and the other is not.
(d) One refuses his responsibility but the other tries to run away from responsibility.

5. What act of generosity does the priest perform on the way to the village?
(a) He shares a drink of wine.
(b) He hears the mestizo's confession.
(c) He gives the mestizo his last few coins.
(d) He gives the mestizo his crucifix.