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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mlle Louise tell the priest about Mlle Chantal?
(a) She is boy crazy
(b) She is becoming more difficult
(c) She is not studying at all
(d) She is smoking in her room

2. What does the priest write about himself?
(a) He is questioning his vocation
(b) He wants to transfer to another parish
(c) He is aware that he is very ill
(d) He is really bored in this small town

3. What did the grocer send to the young priest?
(a) Aged cheese
(b) Elderberry wine
(c) Ripe fruit
(d) Fresh baguettes

4. What is the topic of the diary entry the young priest gives to the Cure de Torcy to read?
(a) Greed
(b) Slavery
(c) Prostitution
(d) Gluttony

5. Who is Mlle Louise?
(a) The school headmistress
(b) The Altar Society president
(c) The governess at the Chateau
(d) The priest's sister

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing the young priest eats?

2. What decision does the young priest's housekeeper make?

3. Where does the young priest fall asleep on a bad night?

4. Who is Louis Duprety?

5. What does the priest think the parishioners think about him now?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of the novel, The Diary of a Country Priest?

2. How has the young priest come to think about his parish so far?

3. How does the priest behave after he receives the letter requesting his resignation?

4. Explain Dr. Delbende's position on religion as he explains it to the young priest.

5. How does the theme of pride emerge and how does the young priest perceive it?

6. Who is Seraphita Dumouchel?

7. Who is Louis Duprety?

8. Explain the embarrassing situation the priest has with a local grocer.

9. What is the Cure de Torcy's perspective on how Jesus views monks and priests?

10. Who is the Curé de Torcy and how does he advise the young priest?

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