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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. What does the lieutenant see on his walk through the town?
(a) He sees old women making the sign of the cross.
(b) He sees many new shops and a lot of business.
(c) He sees all the old symbols of the Church he has helped destroy.
(d) He sees Mr. Trench walking as though he had been drinking.

2. On his morning walk, what does Mr. Trench hear?
(a) The sound of an explosion.
(b) A man speaking English.
(c) Horses racing into town.
(d) A monkey chattering in the trees.

3. Why does the Police Chief think it will be difficult to identify the priest?
(a) They have no photo of him at all.
(b) No one will tell them what he looks like.
(c) He will be heavily disguised.
(d) The only picture they have of him is very old.

4. Where is the former priest who renounced his faith and married his housekeeper?
(a) Father José is hiding in the jungle.
(b) Father José is sitting in his house reflecting on his poor life.
(c) Father José is teaching in the school.
(d) Father José is working in the police station.

5. What is the situation as the novel opens?
(a) It is rumored that religion is about to be outlawed.
(b) Religion has been outlawed in a rural Mexican state and priests are considered traitors.
(c) Debates are held about the influence of religion.
(d) Mexican people are revolting over the prohibition against religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fleeting impulse comes over Father José?

2. For what is the church in town being used?

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

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

5. What does Captain Fellows tell the policeman that satisfies him?

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