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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the boy's father explain to his son the need to tell the stories?
(a) He says that now that the Church is gone, the stories are all they have.
(b) He says the stories will teach the children how to read.
(c) He says the stories always have a happy ending.
(d) He says that the boy should humor his mother because she is sad.

2. What is the secret sin of the running priest?
(a) He murdered a policeman who was about to arrest him.
(b) He is addicted to heroin.
(c) He embezzled money from the church coffers.
(d) He fathered a child with one of his parishioners.

3. What name do the people give to priests who smell of alcohol?
(a) Smelly sermonizer.
(b) Pickled priest.
(c) Wine bibber.
(d) Whisky priest.

4. Where is Captain Fellows' wife when he reaches his house?
(a) Making dinner.
(b) Doing the laundry.
(c) Sick in bed.
(d) Out with the chickens.

5. What is Father José's final answer to the bereaved family?
(a) He asks why they want to pray to a God who took their child.
(b) He says he is a coward and tells the family to leave him alone.
(c) He tells them they are stupid to believe in God.
(d) He says no but slips them a prayer written on paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is going through the stranger's head as he walks with the boy?

2. What does Captain Fellows learn about the policeman?

3. When Captain Fellows goes to the barn to find the priest, what does he say?

4. What weakness does the priest have causes him more difficulty?

5. When the mother rebukes her son for only being interested in the killing, how does the son reply?

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