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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. How is the priest treated in the village?

2. What does the priest mean when he says he won't be returning the way he came?

3. What is the priest's reply when the lieutenant then says he will be a martyr?

4. What makes the priest cry as he speaks his confession?

5. What does the priest admit in the prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What feelings pass through the priest as he luxuriates in the Lehrs' kindness?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

There are several layers to the character of the lieutenant. Much of his inner motivation is left up to the imagination of the reader. One thing is made clear, his resentment goes back to his childhood. Write a paper in which you surmise what it was that happened to him as a child to make him so resentful of the Church as an adult.

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