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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 is the story about that a mother tells her children?
(a) About the virgin of Guadalupe.
(b) About St. Stephen who was martyred for his faith.
(c) About how Jesus was killed for His faith.
(d) About a boy named Juan, a very holy boy who grows up to be a martyr.

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

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

4. What weakness does the priest have causes him more difficulty?
(a) He is vain about his appearance.
(b) He is addicted to sex.
(c) He is an alcoholic.
(d) He is a kleptomaniac.

5. What does Coral find in the barn that makes her empathize with the Priest's pain?
(a) Tear stains on the blanket she gave him to sleep on.
(b) A series of small crosses he drew on the wall.
(c) The small case he left behind.
(d) A broken wine bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boy's father explain to his son the need to tell the stories?

2. How does Captain Fellows refuse the priest's request for brandy?

3. What makes his escape doubly difficult?

4. How does the man try to get out of going with the boy?

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

(see the answer key)

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