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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the doctor that the young priest wants to see?
(a) Cannes
(b) Paris
(c) Lille
(d) Nice

2. What does the priest force Mme la Comtesse to acknowledge?
(a) The devil
(b) God
(c) Her husband's sins
(d) Her sins

3. To what does the doctor not pay as much attention as the priest thinks he should?
(a) His throat
(b) His lungs
(c) His heart
(d) His leg

4. What does the doctor advise the priest to eat?
(a) Milk and water with sugar
(b) Pasta
(c) Bread
(d) Lemonade

5. What does the Cure de Torcy tell the young priest about prayer?
(a) He should lead prayer groups in the evenings
(b) He should focus on praying to the Holy Spirit
(c) He should pray the rosary twice a day
(d) At least go through the motions until the sincerity returns

6. What does the priest tell Mlle Louise to do?
(a) Move to another part of the country
(b) Pray to Mary
(c) Hire an attorney
(d) Demand that her wages be paid

7. What secret does Mme la Comtesse tell the priest?
(a) Her husband is not the father of her daughter
(b) She had a son who died at 18 months
(c) The family has run out of money
(d) She was pregnant when she married

8. What does the priest acknowledge to himself about his health?
(a) He is feeling much better
(b) He knows he has only a short time to live
(c) He thinks he is fine now
(d) He is making a mistake by not going to see the specialist

9. What does the canon see on the priest's kitchen table?
(a) A bowl of fruit
(b) A bottle of wine
(c) Dirty dishes
(d) A diary

10. How does the priest keep track of recent events?
(a) Writes them in his diary
(b) Dictates to a secretary
(c) Records them
(d) Writes on napkins and scraps of paper

11. What does M. le Comte find in the priest's papers that upsets him?
(a) A written confession
(b) His resignation
(c) Mme la Comtesse's letter
(d) The church budget

12. To what has Mme la Comtesse adapted in her life?
(a) The lack of love
(b) Grief for her son
(c) Vicious rumors
(d) Hard work

13. What does Mme la Comtesse throw into the fire?
(a) Dinner scraps
(b) Her medallion
(c) Kindling
(d) Her wine glass

14. Why is Seraphita sad when she talks to the priest?
(a) She broke up with her boyfriend
(b) She will not be having a graduation party
(c) She told Mlle Chantal about caring for the priest on the road
(d) She has flunked math

15. What does the priest decide to do at the Chateau?
(a) Hold mass in the chapel
(b) Talk to Mme la Comte about her daughter
(c) Stay for dinner
(d) Work in the vineyard

Short Answer Questions

1. The canon warns the priest about misusing __________.

2. Why does Mlle Louise come to the priest in a disheveled state?

3. How does M. le Comte behave toward the priest?

4. Why does the priest think most people are unhappy?

5. What happens to Mme la Comtesse later that night after her visit with the priest?

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