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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the priest hear as he crosses the river on his mule?
(a) He looks back and sees the mestizo man trying to get his attention but the priest ignores him.
(b) He hears thunder and thinks it will rain.
(c) He hears gun shots that probably mean hostages have been killed.
(d) He hears the sounds of a large herd of cattle coming his way.

2. To what Biblical character does the priest compare the mestizo?
(a) He compares him to the leper who came to see Jesus.
(b) He compares him to the serpent in the Garden of Eden.
(c) The priest feels that he is in the presence of Judas.
(d) He compares him to King Ahab.

3. What did one former priest do about which the lieutenant likes to think?
(a) He committed suicide rather than be killed by the police.
(b) He refused to exit a church that the lieutenant had set on fire.
(c) He ran into a swamp and was eaten by crocodiles.
(d) One priest conformed to the Governor's law, renounced his faith and married his housekeeper.

4. What is the lieutenant's ambition?
(a) He wants to establish his own religion with him as it head.
(b) He wants to send young boys to the seminary so that they can reform the church.
(c) He wants to turn Mexico into a socialist state with him as the President.
(d) He hopes to wipe out all memories of the Church so the children will have no knowledge of it.

5. What does Captain Fellows eventually realize that Coral has done?
(a) She has painted religious symbols on the walls of the barn.
(b) She has been making whisky in the shed.
(c) She has hidden her boyfriend on their property.
(d) She has hidden the priest on their property.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the mother rebukes her son for only being interested in the killing, how does the son reply?

2. What prompts Mr. Trench to invite the stranger to his house?

3. After he realizes he cannot stay in the village, what promise does the priest make to the people?

4. What surprises the lieutenant?

5. What makes his escape doubly difficult?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has the priest come to the capital city where he sees the mestizo talking with the police?

2. What transpires in the police station the morning the stranger arrives in the town?

3. After the priest gets his bottle of wine, what happens to it?

4. Coral Fellows presents a reaction to the lieutenant. Describe the conversation with her father.

5. In chapter two, how does Greene establish a deep-seated religious faith on the part of common citizens?

6. Describe the general situation as the novel opens.

7. Who comes knocking at the door and what does he want?

8. Why is he not welcome in his home town?

9. Describe the scene in the town as Mr. Trench walks through it.

10. Why does Mr. Trench invite the man into his house?

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