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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 Mr. Trench regret when he sees a man selling mineral water?
(a) That he has no money to buy some.
(b) That he did not get into that business when he had the chance.
(c) It is practically the only thing to drink in this prohibition state.
(d) That only the rich can afford to drink the mineral water.

2. Back to the mother reading stories to her children, what does she tell them about the grown up Juan?
(a) He has grown up and become a school teacher.
(b) He has grown up and now hates the Church.
(c) He has grown up and been ordained a priest.
(d) He has grown up and leaves for another country.

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

4. What is the deadline for catching the priest?
(a) The priest must be caught this month.
(b) They must catch the priest in one week.
(c) They have until the end of the year to catch him.
(d) He must be caught before the Governor arrives.

5. What do the police suspect about the priest?
(a) They think he is probably in Vera Cruz by now.
(b) They think he may have gone to the Yucatan.
(c) They believe he tried to escape to Vera Cruz but he did not catch the boat.
(d) They suspect he is in Mexico City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the boy looking for when he knocks on Mr. Trench's door?

2. What new plan does the lieutenant come up with for finding the priest?

3. On his morning walk, what does Mr. Trench hear?

4. When the lieutenant meets up with some boys who are interested in his gun, what passes through his mind?

5. What is the Police Chief's concern?

(see the answer key)

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