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

2. 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 that the boy should humor his mother because she is sad.
(c) He says that now that the Church is gone, the stories are all they have.
(d) He says the stories always have a happy ending.

3. How many priests has the lieutenant already executed?
(a) He has shot one priest and wants to get another one soon.
(b) He has killed twenty priests and only this one remains.
(c) He has never gotten close enough to a priest to kill one.
(d) He has shot five but several escaped including the bishop, who is safely in Mexico City.

4. What appeal does the girl make to the priest as he is leaving the village?
(a) She wants him never to return.
(b) She wants him to give her something.
(c) She wants to tell him she loves him.
(d) She only knows he is her father and she wants him to stay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is the church in town being used?

2. After the brandy is taken, what does the priest do?

3. What does the mestizo tell the priest?

4. Why does the Police Chief think it will be difficult to identify the priest?

5. What brings out a feeling of compassion in the priest for the mestizo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ominous about the parting of the priest and the mestizo?

2. In the village of the old man in a hammock, describe the request that is made of the priest.

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

4. Just as the mass is concluding, what occurs in the village?

5. Describe the characters of the Police Chief and the lieutenant as seen in the cantina.

6. How do Mr. Trench and the priest meet?

7. Explain how Greene establishes the character of Father José.

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

9. What is the conversation like inside Mr. Trench's house?

10. What feeling does Greene evoke with the introduction of the mestizo?

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