The Diary of a Country Priest Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Diary of a Country Priest Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could be any possible reasons for Dr. Delbende's suicide?
(a) Death of his wife
(b) Public humiliation
(c) News of a terminal illness
(d) Depression and loss of money

2. Where does the young priest fall asleep on a bad night?
(a) The couch
(b) The floor
(c) A church bench
(d) A rocking chair

3. Who is M. Pamyre?
(a) The postmaster
(b) The local grocer
(c) The head of the Knights of Columbus
(d) The school principal

4. What does the priest now put in his wine?
(a) Syrup
(b) Sugar
(c) Water
(d) Lemon

5. What subject is painted on the oleograph in the Cure de Torcy's oratory?
(a) Joan of Arc
(b) St. Francis of Assisi
(c) The Last Supper
(d) The Baby Jesus

6. About what sacrament does the young priest wonder regarding his parishioners intentions?
(a) Holy Communion
(b) Baptism
(c) Last Rites
(d) Confession

7. What is the housekeeper's personality?
(a) Aggressive
(b) Sullen
(c) Unfriendly
(d) Chatty

8. What does the priest ask Chantal to remove from her bag even though he had no knowledge it was in there?
(a) A letter
(b) A ring
(c) A journal
(d) An apple

9. Who has been gossiping about the young priest?
(a) The nuns
(b) The townspeople
(c) The other priests
(d) The school children

10. What does the housekeeper demand right away?
(a) More time for lunch
(b) Better hours
(c) A bonus
(d) More money

11. Why is Mlle Chantal being sent away to a boarding school?
(a) To preserve a secret
(b) To get a rich husband
(c) To learn etiquette
(d) To travel

12. How is the Cure de Torcy's bedroom furnished?
(a) No furnishings
(b) Comfortably
(c) Luxuriously
(d) Spartanly

13. What has the young priest been unaware of during his time at the parish?
(a) He has lost touch with all his friends
(b) His bank account is exhausted
(c) The Bishop is not pleased with him
(d) Malicious gossip about him among the parishioners

14. When would the young priest be allowed to address the offending topic?
(a) With other priests
(b) When the housekeeper has gone
(c) In confession
(d) With the Bishop

15. What was Mlle Louise's original career goal?
(a) Nurse
(b) Teacher
(c) Writer
(d) Nun

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest pause to reconsider?

2. Who has told the Dean about the gossip?

3. What is another subject the young priest thinks he should study?

4. What does the young priest share at the area priests' monthly conference?

5. What does the Cure de Torcy tell the young priest?

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