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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 Louis do after the priest vomits blood?
(a) Takes him to a doctor
(b) Cleans him up
(c) Gives him clean clothes
(d) Gets the priest's prescription filled

2. What does the Cure de Torcy tell the young priest about prayer?
(a) He should focus on praying to the Holy Spirit
(b) He should pray the rosary twice a day
(c) He should lead prayer groups in the evenings
(d) At least go through the motions until the sincerity returns

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

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

5. How does the priest feel that the mourners at the Chateau are talking about him?
(a) Secretly
(b) Maliciously
(c) Quietly
(d) Reverently

Short Answer Questions

1. The priest gets a revelation that he received his calling at _______________________.

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

3. What makes the priest feel uncomfortable?

4. What diagnosis does the doctor give the priest?

5. With what had Mme la Comtesse been suffering for quite awhile?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the young priest suffer a crisis of confidence in himself and in his work?

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

4. The book ends not with a diary entry but a letter. Explain the originator of the letter and its contents.

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

6. Why has the girl, Seraphita, tied a string tightly around her leg?

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

8. How does the priest attempt to break down the emotional barriers Mme la Comtesse has set up around herself?

9. What advice does the doctor give the priest?

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

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