1. What is the symbolism Greene uses with the priest's card trick?
(a) To the lieutenant is symbolizes how the priest was able to hide for so long.
(b) To the lieutenant it symbolizes the tricks of the Church.
(c) That life is like a game of cards.
(d) That the priest will be able to get away by trickery.

2. What does the priest do as he exits the hut.
(a) He starts laughing and tells the police the mestizo has fooled them.
(b) He attempts to steal a horse and make a run for it.
(c) He thanks the lieutenant for allowing him to see the Yankee.
(d) He falls to his knees and starts begging for his life.

3. What is the priests reaction when Maria tells him Brigetta was one of the children he saw in the village?
(a) He says he is glad she has friends.
(b) He says he thought he had seen her.
(c) He says he understands why she did not run to him.
(d) He could not believe he did not recognize his own daughter.

4. How does the boy's father explain to his son the need to tell the stories?
(a) He says the stories will teach the children how to read.
(b) He says the stories always have a happy ending.
(c) He says that the boy should humor his mother because she is sad.
(d) He says that now that the Church is gone, the stories are all they have.

5. Why does the priest envy the people of the village?
(a) They can get absolution, but he cannot.
(b) They have never feared the police.
(c) They are all rich.
(d) They have large, happy families.