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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 is the nature of Louis Duprety's letter to the young priest?
(a) Louis is sick and wants the priest to come
(b) He asks for advice to help a parishioner
(c) He asks the priest for money
(d) He is hosting a birthday party for a mutual friend

2. What becomes of the young priest's sports group?
(a) It wins a regional soccer tournament
(b) It becomes a study circle
(c) It goes coed
(d) It gets new uniforms

3. According to the young priest, most people have ____________________ for themselves.
(a) an unforgivable dislike
(b) a healthy image
(c) enough ambition
(d) a sense of purpose

4. What was Mlle Louise's original career goal?
(a) Nun
(b) Writer
(c) Teacher
(d) Nurse

5. What does the priest think the parishioners think about him now?
(a) No opinion
(b) Unsure of him
(c) Thrilled with him
(d) Unhappy with him

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Cure de Torcy, what does the world need to overthrow the devil?

2. What does the priest write in his diary about his health at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. Why does Mme Dumuchel visit the priest?

4. What does the priest see in the confessional where nothing is ever clearly seen?

5. Who does Mlle Chantal want to punish?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Dr. Delbende, the young priest's physician, dies from a gunshot wound which supposedly occurred while cleaning the gun. What is the unofficial story of the doctor's death?

4. Where is the young priest's parish and how long has he been there?

5. How does the young priest try to find a purpose for himself at the parish?

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

7. How does the priest first address being ill in his diary?

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

9. How does the young priest behave after he learns from the Cure de Torcy how the parishioners feel about him?

10. Explain how the Dean of Blangermont lectures to the young priest about balancing religion and business.

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