2. Without the priest's assistance, Mme la Comtesse would have died _________________________.
(a) a long, painful death
(b) happily
(c) without the Last Rites
(d) with hatred toward God

3. What makes the priest feel uncomfortable?
(a) The doctor's arrogance
(b) The instruments are too cold
(c) The room is too hot
(d) Being naked

4. What does Mlle Chantal tell the priest about her mother?
(a) She is glad her mother is dead
(b) She knows her mother's secrets
(c) She is overwhelmed with grief
(d) She killed her mother

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

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

7. What does the act of throwing the medallion into the fire symbolize for Mme la Comtesse?
(a) She has a horrible temper
(b) She wants some new jewelry
(c) She has gone mad
(d) Casting off disappointments and bitterness

8. Why does the priest think most people are unhappy?
(a) They marry the wrong person
(b) They do not like themselves
(c) They don't make enough money
(d) They had bad childhoods

9. Of what does Mlle Louise warn the young priest?
(a) The parish council's demand for his resignation
(b) The seriousness of digestive illnesses
(c) Mlle Chantal's hatred toward him
(d) The gossip of the altar society

10. Who does the priest visit on the evening he gets his diagnosis?
(a) Louis Duprety
(b) Cure de Torcy
(c) M. le Comte
(d) Sulpice

11. How does Mme la Comtesse help the priest?
(a) Sends dinner to the presbytery
(b) Bandages his fingers
(c) Leads a church fundraiser
(d) Gives him money for personal needs

12. What does Mlle Chantal do at the priest's house before he leaves for Lille?
(a) Sews
(b) Cleans
(c) Cooks
(d) Gardens

13. What does the canon suggest that the priest write down?
(a) His catechism lesson plans
(b) His sermon for Sunday
(c) His version of the meeting with Mme la Comtesse
(d) His resignation

14. Of what does the priest convince Mme la Comtesse?
(a) The injustices in her life
(b) The need for forgiveness
(c) The reality of hell
(d) Her son is in heaven

15. What does the priest recall about his life?
(a) He regrets his choice of profession
(b) No one has treated him with injustice
(c) He has always felt loved
(d) He is angry about his childhood