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

2. In his dream, who is pouring the wine for the mass into his glass?
(a) Coral.
(b) The mestizo.
(c) The lieutenant.
(d) Mr. Trench.

3. How is the priest treated in the village?
(a) Like a suspicious stranger.
(b) Like an outcast.
(c) With respect, people kneeling and kissing his hand.
(d) Like any ordinary citizen.

4. What act of generosity does the priest perform on the way to the village?
(a) He gives the mestizo his last few coins.
(b) He gives the mestizo his crucifix.
(c) He shares a drink of wine.
(d) He hears the mestizo's confession.

5. Where do the priest and the Indian woman go?
(a) They walk down to the river.
(b) They hike into the mountains.
(c) They head for the cemetery in Carmen.
(d) They move into one of the vacant huts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can he not say the act of contrition?

2. How does the boy react to the man at the door?

3. What makes the priest fear the lieutenant will recognize him from Carmen?

4. What is the significance of the scene with Mrs. Fellows lying ill in a hotel bed?

5. In spite of the Yankee's protests, what does the priest do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the priest awaken the next morning?

2. What is the implication of the visitor to the boy's house in the middle of the night?

3. While Mr. Trench is in the Police Chief's office, what does he witness?

4. Describe how the priest decides to stay and return to the Indian village.

5. What seems to be different about the priest's arrest?

6. Thinking everything is finished for him, what does the priest say to people inside the cell?

7. Describe the conditions in the jail.

8. What is going on between Mr. and Mrs. Fellows in the hotel room?

9. What are the preparations for the priest to escape to Las Casas?

10. Notwithstanding the civility that had transpired between the lieutenant and the priest, how does the lieutenant behave at the execution?

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