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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 ask the sacristan of the church later that day?
(a) If the funeral flowers have been ordered
(b) What the parishioniers think about him
(c) If the choir has practice tonight
(d) If there are enough candles for mass

2. What does the priest need before the doctor can provide a diagnosis?
(a) A CAT scan
(b) A urine specimen
(c) An X-ray
(d) Blood tests

3. What is the content of the letter Mme la Comtesse sends to the priest?
(a) She is sending some bottles of wine
(b) She is at peace with her life
(c) She is not sending Mlle Chantal to boarding school
(d) She invites him for lunch at the Chateau

4. Where does the doctor examine the priest?
(a) In a clinic
(b) In his home
(c) In his office
(d) In the hospital

5. What happens to the priest one day as he is making his visits to parishioners?
(a) He faints and coughs up blood
(b) He decides to quit early
(c) He has a picnic lunch
(d) He gets lost

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does the priest meet to arrange Mme la Comtesse's funeral?

3. What were the priest's last words?

4. What does the Cure de Torcy think about the young priest when he visits his home?

5. What does the priest hear on a walk to Mezargues?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Explain the tragic irony of the events following the priest's visit with Mme la Comtesse.

6. What secret and personal pain does Mme la Comtesse reveal to the priest?

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

8. What definitive action has the priest finally taken regarding his health?

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

10. What does the priest note about his illness in Chapter 6?

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