1. What brings out a feeling of compassion in the priest for the mestizo?
(a) The man tells him about all the crimes hes has committed.
(b) The man never complains about his great hunger.
(c) The priest then notices that the mestizo man is ill, and he begins to feel sorry for him.
(d) The mestizo begins to cry, talking about his dead children.

2. At first, what does the woman who speaks to the priest believe about him?
(a) That he is a martyr.
(b) That God will spare his life because he is the last one.
(c) That he will get out of jail by denying his faith.
(d) That he is not really a priest.

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

4. What is it like for the priest in the Mexican prison?
(a) It is brightly lit but very crowded.
(b) He finds himself in a room filled with murderers.
(c) He notices there is no place to sit.
(d) It is dark and crowded with many different sounds.

5. What is Greene's continued contrast of the two priests?
(a) They are both afraid of death, but the priest still tries to act as a priest while Father José does not.
(b) One has compassion and the other one has only fear.
(c) One obeys the law and the other one does not.
(d) One has a house and the other one does not.