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

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

3. What information does the priest get from the Chief of Police?
(a) The Chief of Police gets drunk and tells how he hates the lieutenant.
(b) As the Chief gets drunk he begins to tell the men about the hunt for the priest.
(c) The priest learns that the lieutenant will arrive in the city next month.
(d) He learns that more hostages have been shot.

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

5. What weakness does the priest have causes him more difficulty?
(a) He is vain about his appearance.
(b) He is addicted to sex.
(c) He is a kleptomaniac.
(d) He is an alcoholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lieutenant see on his walk through the town?

2. What does Mr. Trench regret when he sees a man selling mineral water?

3. How does the priest rationalize his guilt over the murdered hostage?

4. What is Greene's continued contrast of the two priests?

5. How do the people respond to his reappearance in the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. The mother who reads religious stories to her children is important in the story. How does Greene use this family to punctuate the fact that the common people want the Church returned?

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

3. Describe the general situation as the novel opens.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the condition of Father José at that time.

10. What information does the Police chief have to impart to the lieutenant?

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