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

2. Who does the priest visit on the evening he gets his diagnosis?
(a) M. le Comte
(b) Louis Duprety
(c) Sulpice
(d) Cure de Torcy

3. What makes the priest feel uncomfortable?
(a) The instruments are too cold
(b) The doctor's arrogance
(c) Being naked
(d) The room is too hot

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what has Mme la Comtesse adapted in her life?

2. What does Mme la Comtesse throw into the fire?

3. Why is Seraphita sad when she talks to the priest?

4. What does M. le Comte find in the priest's papers that upsets him?

5. What does Louis do after the priest vomits blood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the priest learn from the sacristan regarding the general perception people have of him?

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

3. What happens after the priest regains consciousness?

4. Why does Mlle Louise come to see the priest and what does he advise her?

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

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

7. Explain how the situation with the medallion is the climax of the novel.

8. What is the Cure de Torcy's simplistic advice for the young priest who feels he is suffering a crisis of faith and vocation?

9. What is the priest's diary entry on the night before he leaves for Lille?

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

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