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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what is the American wanted?
2. What brings out a feeling of compassion in the priest for the mestizo?
3. Where do they put the old photo of the priest?
4. In spite of the fact that the priest ignored the mestizo, what does he do?
5. What is the deadline for catching the priest?
Short Essay Questions
1. What transpires in the police station the morning the stranger arrives in the town?
2. How do Mr. Trench and the priest meet?
3. In the village of the old man in a hammock, describe the request that is made of the priest.
4. Describe the characters of the Police Chief and the lieutenant as seen in the cantina.
5. 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?
6. How does Captain Fellows present ambivalent feelings about the priest?
7. Coral Fellows presents a reaction to the lieutenant. Describe the conversation with her father.
8. Just as the mass is concluding, what occurs in the village?
9. In chapter two, how does Greene establish a deep-seated religious faith on the part of common citizens?
10. Explain how Greene establishes the character of Father José.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Governmental prohibition of anything never works. In the novel, the government is trying to prohibit religion to the point of completely stamping it out. In a parallel example, hard liquor and wine are prohibited as well. Write a paper on how Greene uses this to subtly suggest the prohibition of religion will fail as well.
Essay Topic 2
The boy is the blank page on which character is to be written. Write a paper on how youthful idolization of a man is in conflict with the values received at home. Make specific reference to the boy's early beliefs and his position on the church at the end of the novel. See if you can include a personal instance where one of your earlier opinions has changed. Perhaps you can cite an instance of a sports hero who misbehaved and disappointed young fans.
Essay Topic 3
The mother is symbolic of nurturing mothers the world over. Write a paper about a mother's protectiveness of her children and the lengths she will go to in order to keep them safe, both physically and spiritually. In writing the paper, include the woman who was in jail for possessing religious literature. Assess what that signifies for the mother who has religious stories to read to her children.
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