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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic does the young priest know he needs to study?
(a) Crops and farming
(b) Housekeeping
(c) English literature
(d) Biology

2. Who does the priest think is the author of the letter?
(a) Dr. Delbende
(b) Mme Dumouchel
(c) Sulpice Mitonnet
(d) Madame Pegriot

3. What decision does the young priest reverse?
(a) To stay at the parish forever
(b) To have a cleaning lady
(c) To teach catechism
(d) To keep a diary

4. According to the Cure de Torcy, Jesus is not as happy with _____________ as He is with priests.
(a) monks
(b) criminals
(c) atheists
(d) lay people

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

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

7. Who sends the young priest two hundred francs?
(a) The Altar Society
(b) Aunt Philomene
(c) Uncle Richard
(d) His mother

8. What have the children of the parish lost?
(a) Innocence
(b) Science books
(c) Soccer field
(d) School library

9. What does the priest pause to reconsider?
(a) Why he became a priest
(b) Why there is so much hate in the world
(c) Why people don't come to church
(d) Why he is writing a diary

10. 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 journal
(c) A ring
(d) An apple

11. What does the meeting with Mme Dumouchel make the young priest reconsider?
(a) The urgency of the church fundraiser
(b) The ranking of the school
(c) His role in the catechism class
(d) His vocation as a priest

12. In what area does the Cure de Torcy encourage the young priest?
(a) His good work
(b) His study of sports
(c) His study of farming
(d) His catechism lessons

13. What does the young priest teach the children of the parish?
(a) Catechism
(b) Music
(c) Soccer
(d) Volleyball

14. What does M le Comte warn the young priest about?
(a) Not to move in too quickly among the parishioners who bear fresh wounds from the war
(b) Not to drink too much wine in public
(c) Not to trust the local banker with financial planning
(d) Not to wear himself out with too many plans at once

15. Who is Mlle Louise?
(a) The priest's sister
(b) The governess at the Chateau
(c) The school headmistress
(d) The Altar Society president

Short Answer Questions

1. The Cure de Torcy says a priest should not so much seek __________________________ as to be honored and respected.

2. What is taking its toll on the young priest?

3. What does the priest tell Seraphita's mother about her daughter?

4. Where did the Cure de Torcy attend seminary school?

5. What has the young priest been unaware of during his time at the parish?

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