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

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 been ordained a priest.
(b) He has grown up and become a school teacher.
(c) He has grown up and leaves for another country.
(d) He has grown up and now hates the Church.

3. Why does Coral want her father to speak to the policeman?
(a) He does not speak English.
(b) She thinks he is an imposter.
(c) She does not like him.
(d) He won't tell her what he's looking for.

4. Why is the lieutenant eager to hunt down the priest?
(a) He sees it as a chance for a promotion.
(b) He wants the Police Chief's job.
(c) He has an intense hatred of priests and the church.
(d) He thinks hunting a man is better than hunting deer.

5. What does Captain Fellows eventually realize that Coral has done?
(a) She has painted religious symbols on the walls of the barn.
(b) She has hidden her boyfriend on their property.
(c) She has been making whisky in the shed.
(d) She has hidden the priest on their property.

Short Answer Questions

1. Back at the plantation after the priest is gone, what is Coral doing?

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

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

4. How does Greene set up the scene to show the despair of Father José?

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

(see the answer key)

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