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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the lieutenant see on his walk through the town?
(a) He sees many new shops and a lot of business.
(b) He sees all the old symbols of the Church he has helped destroy.
(c) He sees old women making the sign of the cross.
(d) He sees Mr. Trench walking as though he had been drinking.

2. Although there is no love between him and the woman, how does the priest feel about Brigetta, his daughter?
(a) He feels that he will one day be able to send her away.
(b) He feels it would be better for them to remain strangers.
(c) He feels a love and responsibility.
(d) He feels that she is the visible reminder of his sin.

3. In spite of the fact that the priest ignored the mestizo, what does he do?
(a) He takes a boat across the river.
(b) He turns around and goes back to his hammock.
(c) The man begins to follow him and eventually catches up to him.
(d) He shouts louder.

4. Where is Captain Fellows headed down river in a canoe?
(a) To look for the stranger he thinks is a doctor.
(b) The banana plantation on which he lives and works.
(c) To the town for supplies.
(d) To find the American and collect the reward.

5. What fleeting impulse comes over Father José?
(a) He is tempted to run away and commit suicide.
(b) He is tempted to say a quick prayer and starts to make the sign of the cross in the air.
(c) He is tempted to turn the villagers in for seeking a priest.
(d) He is tempted to seek a divorce and return to the Church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Coral tell her father she would not allow the lieutenant to search the place?

3. How does the mestizo attempt to get the priest to admit that he is a priest?

4. How does the priest rationalize his guilt over the murdered hostage?

5. When does Coral say she lost her faith in God?

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