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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom had Mme la Comtesse made peace before her death?
(a) Her daughter
(b) The priest
(c) Christ
(d) Her husband

3. Where is the priest at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) At home
(b) A pub
(c) Saying mass
(d) The doctor's office

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

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

6. How does the priest injure his fingers and arm?
(a) Trying to retrieve the medallion from the fire
(b) Washing dishes in scalding water
(c) Using a very sharp kitchen knife
(d) Chopping wood

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

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

9. What is the only beverage the priest drinks now?
(a) Coffee
(b) Wine
(c) Water
(d) Tea

10. What does the priest now think is the source of his pain?
(a) Stomach
(b) Kidneys
(c) Heart
(d) Lungs

11. What is the sacristan's reply to the priest?
(a) That the funeral flowers will be delivered this afternoon
(b) That the choir practice time has been changed
(c) That the priest should wait for people to come to him instead of vice versa
(d) That more candles have been ordered

12. What does the priest ask the sacristan of the church later that day?
(a) What the parishioniers think about him
(b) If there are enough candles for mass
(c) If the choir has practice tonight
(d) If the funeral flowers have been ordered

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

14. The priest gets a revelation that he received his calling at _______________________.
(a) Bethlehem
(b) the Garden of Gethsemane
(c) during catechism
(d) the Vatican

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the priest feel uncomfortable?

2. What does the priest hear on a walk to Mezargues?

3. The canon warns the priest about misusing __________.

4. What has Seraphita done to her leg?

5. What does the Cure de Torcy lecture the young priest on?

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