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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises the lieutenant?
(a) That the Governor even knows they are there.
(b) That the Police Chief entered his office without knocking.
(c) That the Police Chief is so calm.
(d) That the last priest was not shot weeks ago.

2. What is happening to the priests in this Mexican state?
(a) The priests are being sent to the mine quarries.
(b) The priests are given twenty-four hours to leave the country.
(c) The priests that have not escaped have been hunted down and killed.
(d) Priests are being sent to concentration camps.

3. Where do they think the priest may have gone?
(a) Across the border into Texas.
(b) To Mexico City where he would be difficult to find.
(c) Conceptión, the home of his parish, or Carmen where he was born.
(d) Vera Cruz or Tampico.

4. For what is the church in town being used?
(a) It has been made into a hotel.
(b) It has been turned into a hospital.
(c) It is used to stable horses.
(d) It is now the treasury building.

5. What prompts Mr. Trench to invite the stranger to his house?
(a) The stranger has a long wait for his ship.
(b) The stranger looks like a priest.
(c) The stranger says he has a British newspaper.
(d) The stranger mentions he has some brandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Greene introduce the lieutenant?

2. Why is the lieutenant eager to hunt down the priest?

3. What name do the people give to priests who smell of alcohol?

4. What is the Police Chief's concern?

5. What does the lieutenant see on his walk through the town?

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