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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 the priest acknowledge to himself about his health?
(a) He is feeling much better
(b) He thinks he is fine now
(c) He is making a mistake by not going to see the specialist
(d) He knows he has only a short time to live

2. With what had Mme la Comtesse been suffering for quite awhile?
(a) Fading eyesight
(b) Painful joints
(c) Migraine headaches
(d) Vague pains

3. How does M. le Comte behave toward the priest?
(a) Very cold
(b) Hostile
(c) Gracious
(d) Bereaved

4. Why is Seraphita sad when she talks to the priest?
(a) She told Mlle Chantal about caring for the priest on the road
(b) She will not be having a graduation party
(c) She has flunked math
(d) She broke up with her boyfriend

5. Why does the priest think most people are unhappy?
(a) They don't make enough money
(b) They marry the wrong person
(c) They do not like themselves
(d) They had bad childhoods

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverages seem to increase the young priest's stomach pains?

2. What does the Cure de Torcy tell the young priest about prayer?

3. What secret does Mme la Comtesse tell the priest?

4. What happens to the priest one day as he is making his visits to parishioners?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the irony of the doctor's physical health.

2. In what circumstances does the priest feel youthful for the first time in his life?

3. In what ways does the canon attempt to help the young priest manage his life?

4. In addition to Mlle Chantal's behavior, what else has impacted Mme la Comtesse's life?

5. Where does the priest go after his doctor's appointment in Lille?

6. Why is Mme la Comtesse adamant about sending Mlle Chantal to finishing school?

7. Why was the priest uncomfortable in the presence of the doctor?

8. Describe the encounter between the priest and Mlle Chantal.

9. What is the diagnosis of the young priest's disease?

10. What is odd about the way the priest is treated at the Chateau after the death of Mme la Comtesse?

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