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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the cantina, who is the man the priest bumps into?
(a) The mestizo.
(b) The Chief of Police.
(c) A red shirt.
(d) The lieutenant.

2. Although there is no love between him and the woman, how does the priest feel about Brigetta, his daughter?
(a) He feels a love and responsibility.
(b) He feels that she is the visible reminder of his sin.
(c) He feels it would be better for them to remain strangers.
(d) He feels that he will one day be able to send her away.

3. What does Coral find in the barn that makes her empathize with the Priest's pain?
(a) A series of small crosses he drew on the wall.
(b) Tear stains on the blanket she gave him to sleep on.
(c) The small case he left behind.
(d) A broken wine bottle.

4. What appeal does the girl make to the priest as he is leaving the village?
(a) She wants to tell him she loves him.
(b) She wants him never to return.
(c) She wants him to give her something.
(d) She only knows he is her father and she wants him to stay.

5. 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 announces that his rates have just gone up.
(c) The hotel owner enters and says that the Chief of Police is coming.
(d) The hotel owner warns of an coming storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the priest seek assistance in the city?

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

3. Why does the lieutenant like to think about the priest who is still living?

4. What is the priests reaction when Maria tells him Brigetta was one of the children he saw in the village?

5. Why does the woman he meets in the village not recognize him at first?

(see the answer key)

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