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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 the priest envy the people of the village?

2. What act of generosity does the priest perform on the way to the village?

3. At first, what does the woman who speaks to the priest believe about him?

4. What is it that the priest cannot think of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What transpires inside the hut where the Yankee is dying?

2. Even after the Yankee refuses to make a confession, what does the priest do?

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

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

5. Describe the conditions in the jail.

6. Going on, what refuge does the priest eventually find?

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

8. How does the priest awaken the next morning?

9. How does the priest make money for his trip to the border?

10. Why does the Indian woman follow the priest as he leaves the next day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write a paper on how early childhood influences one for the rest of one's life. Begin with the priest's recollection that his had been a happy childhood except that he had been afraid of too many things and hated poverty above all. The fear of poverty had motivated him to his vocation, but unlike Father José, he learned a higher motivation. Relate his experience with your own or that of someone you know.

Essay Topic 3

Coral was an idealistic young girl with a sense of immortality. Write a paper using her as an example about how idealistic young people tend to rush into danger. How does Greene make her a sympathetic character in the mind of the reader?

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