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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. Where do they put the old photo of the priest?
(a) The lieutenant folds it and puts it in his pocket.
(b) In an old filing cabinet.
(c) On the wall next to one of an American fugitive.
(d) In the newspaper office to have posters made.

2. What does the stranger leave behind at Mr. Trench's house?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A straw hat.
(c) A catalog.
(d) A novel.

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

4. What does Mr. Trench regret when he sees a man selling mineral water?
(a) That he did not get into that business when he had the chance.
(b) That he has no money to buy some.
(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.

5. What did one former priest do about which the lieutenant likes to think?
(a) One priest conformed to the Governor's law, renounced his faith and married his housekeeper.
(b) He committed suicide rather than be killed by the police.
(c) He refused to exit a church that the lieutenant had set on fire.
(d) He ran into a swamp and was eaten by crocodiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes his escape doubly difficult?

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

3. Why does the Police Chief think it will be difficult to identify the priest?

4. How does Greene introduce the lieutenant?

5. What is the secret sin of the running priest?

(see the answer key)

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