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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 Mr. Fellows want to stay in Mexico?

2. What is the symbolism Greene uses with the priest's card trick?

3. What information dismays the priest?

4. On his way north, who does the priest meet?

5. In his dream, who is pouring the wine for the mass into his glass?

Short Essay Questions

1. By the time they reach the outskirts of the city, what seems to be the relationship between the lieutenant and the priest?

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

3. Describe how the meeting between the lieutenant and the priest shows a different side of both men.

4. Compare the benevolence of the Church with the plans the lieutenant has for the people.

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

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

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

8. What unusual thing does the priest do when they are within sight of the Indian village?

9. What happens after the priest is left alone in his cell?

10. Leaving the plantation, what are conditions like as the priest looks for shelter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, Mr. Trench and Captain Fellows are presented as a-religious. Write a paper on morality apart from religion. State your opinion on whether or not non-religious people actually are able to hold to high moral standards.

Essay Topic 2

A main theme of the novel is the inner struggle of the priest. Write a paper explaining how Greene uses the priest's weaknesses to demonstrate his real strengths. In your paper, discuss the importance of self forgiveness considering that all people make mistakes in their lives.

Essay Topic 3

Father José represents religious people who are religious for the wrong reasons and without loyalty. His weakness is selfishness and fear. Write an essay about how real commitment is determined by what a person is willing to give up to remain loyal to that commitment.

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