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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) The gossip of the altar society
(b) The seriousness of digestive illnesses
(c) The parish council's demand for his resignation
(d) Mlle Chantal's hatred toward him

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

3. What does the Cure de Torcy think about the young priest when he visits his home?
(a) He must be an alcoholic
(b) He needs therapy
(c) He is genuinely kind
(d) He is inspired

4. What does M. le Comte tell the priest?
(a) That he killed his wife
(b) That the priest is the cause for the recent upheaval in his home
(c) That he does not want a Catholic funeral
(d) That he wants to change the date of the funeral

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

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

7. With whom does the priest meet to arrange Mme la Comtesse's funeral?
(a) The Bishop
(b) The funeral director
(c) The canon
(d) The altar boys

8. 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

9. How does Mlle Chantal behave toward the priest?
(a) She will not leave his side
(b) She weeps on his shoulder
(c) She ignores him
(d) She is in shock

10. What does the priest do with the letter taken from Mlle Chantal?
(a) Translates it into English
(b) Puts it in his pocket
(c) Throws it into the fire
(d) Gives it back to her

11. What does the priest hear on a walk to Mezargues?
(a) Fighting
(b) Laughing
(c) Birds
(d) A motorbike

12. What does the canon warn the priest about regarding Mlle Chantal?
(a) She has a contagious disease
(b) She plans to make a big scene at the funeral
(c) She is hysterical about her mother's death
(d) Different stories about her meetings with the priest

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

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

15. How does the priest spend the night after meeting with M. le Comte?
(a) Writing sermons
(b) Reading
(c) Not able to sleep
(d) Drinking wine

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the priest tell Seraphita that he is sad?

2. Where is the doctor that the young priest wants to see?

3. How does the priest keep track of recent events?

4. What does Mme la Comtesse throw into the fire?

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

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