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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What surprises the priest about the doctor?
(a) His clothing
(b) His fee
(c) His voice
(d) His youth

5. Who does the priest meet at Louis' house?
(a) Louis' priest
(b) Louis' mother
(c) Louis' neighbor
(d) Louis' girlfriend

6. Who comes to catechism class with a limp?
(a) Mlle Louise
(b) Seraphita
(c) Mlle Chantal
(d) Sulpice

7. What does the priest tell Mme la Comtesse about her daughter?
(a) She may try to harm herself
(b) She is in love with a boy at school
(c) She has run away
(d) She is pregnant

8. 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) Casting off disappointments and bitterness
(d) She has gone mad

9. What happens to Mme la Comtesse later that night after her visit with the priest?
(a) She dies
(b) She reconciles with her daughter
(c) She goes to confession
(d) She converts

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

11. What does Mlle Chantal tell M. le Comte in front of the priest?
(a) That the music for the funeral has been decided
(b) That the priest tried to seduce her
(c) To dismiss the governess, Mlle Louise, immediately
(d) That she hates her father

12. What does the Cure de Torcy lecture the young priest on?
(a) Thinking things through too much
(b) The church budget
(c) The length of his sermons
(d) The catechism lesson plans

13. Who does the priest meet on the road to Mezargues?
(a) M. Olivier
(b) Mlle Chantal
(c) Mlle Louise
(d) Sulpice

14. What does Seraphita leave behind in the classroom?
(a) A handkerchief
(b) A backpack
(c) A hat
(d) Gloves

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the canon suggest that the priest write down?

2. What does the priest need before the doctor can provide a diagnosis?

3. What does the Cure de Torcy tell the priest about Mlle Chantal?

4. What does the priest do with the letter taken from Mlle Chantal?

5. Where did the priest go immediately after his doctor's appointment?

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