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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. Who decides that they want to go for a walk with the Cardinal after they have finished lunch?

2. The Cardinal is taken out of __________ of the building in order to hide that he is going away.

3. Cardinal Bem wants to prevent __________ amongst his people for things they do not actually understand.

4. One of the policemen point out the ___________ school people, saying they are all right by him.

5. What did the Cardinal watch the man in Wellingtons slather on his sausages as he ate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Father Malik share with the Cardinal upon his return to the residence after the accident?

2. What does Cardinal Bem begin to think about Father Prisbek and his loyalty?

3. What does the colonel want the Cardinal to do for him when he is staying in the agricultural school?

4. Who must the Cardinal talk to when he calls the Ministry of Religious Affairs, according to the colonel?

5. Who was hurt in the accident that the Cardinal and Joseph were involved in?

6. What happens when the men begin to discuss the author and what happened to the author after his success?

7. What do the Security Police tell Cardinal Bem as they begin to get him ready to go?

8. What does the Cardinal Bem learn from the Deputy Minister when he places the phone call?

9. What happens when the car is stopped at the security checkpoint by the real police?

10. Who gathers together in the kitchen in order to have lunch while the Cardinal is kept at the school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The group at the agricultural farm talks about a man who wins a prize for literature and then runs away to the west for a life of decadence.

Part 1: Why do you think this conversation made everyone uncomfortable?

Part 2: Do you think it's such a bad thing to live a life of decadence? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think this conversation is something everyone in the group can relate to?

Essay Topic 2

Killing the Cardinal was meant to inspire religious rioting in the cities.

Part 1: Why do you think the death of the Cardinal would have started religious riots?

Part 2: Do you think religious riots are an effective way to create change? Why or why not?

Part 3: What is another non-violent way that the extremists could have discredited the Cardinal? Why would this work?

Essay Topic 3

Faith is another concern that is brought up in several contexts throughout the book.

Part 1: Why does the Cardinal need to maintain his faith in this book?

Part 2: Why do you think faith is an important quality to have as a person in this book?

Part 3: How do you think the book might have changed had the power of faith not been as strong?

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