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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the priest awake the morning of his scheduled execution?
(a) With great hope because of his dream the night before.
(b) With despair knowing this is his last day.
(c) Confused, not knowing where he is.
(d) Thinking he is already dead and in heaven.

2. Why can he not say the act of contrition?
(a) He is confused and cannot recall the words.
(b) He is too terrified to think.
(c) He has long ago forgotten the words.
(d) He does not believe he has the right.

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

4. What awakens the boy in the middle of the night?
(a) His mother's coughing.
(b) His younger brother who cannot sleep.
(c) A loud knocking at the door.
(d) Bad dreams.

5. What do the police suspect about the priest?
(a) They think he may have gone to the Yucatan.
(b) They think he is probably in Vera Cruz by now.
(c) They believe he tried to escape to Vera Cruz but he did not catch the boat.
(d) They suspect he is in Mexico City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lieutenant tell Captain Fellows he is doing?

2. What does the priest say to the lieutenant as a parting word?

3. What does the woman say she when she hears the priest say he has not repented of his sins and doesn't want to.

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

5. What does the priest attempt to do sitting on the floor of his cell?

(see the answer key)

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