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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. Why does Coral want her father to speak to the policeman?

2. Who does the priest see as he approaches a small town?

3. When the lieutenant arrives, why does he not recognize the priest?

4. What is happening to the priests in this Mexican state?

5. What does Father José fear if he says a prayer at the graveside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the pathetic scene that occurs just as he leaves the village.

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

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

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

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

8. All that is left of the church is a priest who renounced his religion and the stranger, a whiskey priest. How does the woman's husband sum up their reality?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper on the real conflict in THE POWER AND THE GLORY. Mention where that title phrase comes from (cf. the Lord's prayer) and how it transcends the struggle of the priest to stay alive. Explain in your paper how effectively Greene makes his point.

Essay Topic 2

Greene contrasts the appearance of the Indian burial ground with the tidiness of the mass. The priest sees the burial ground as a shortcut to the dark and magical heart of faith. Write a paper giving your opinion on his meaning there. Include your idea on the necessity of religious trappings for people to be religious.

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, the stories the mother reads to her children are about a young boy named Juan who grows up to become a priest and later a saint. The story runs in serial form throughout the novel. Write a paper about how this story parallels the life of the priest and ultimately changes the boy's attitude toward the Church.

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