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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 sacristan's reply to the priest?
(a) That the funeral flowers will be delivered this afternoon
(b) That more candles have been ordered
(c) That the choir practice time has been changed
(d) That the priest should wait for people to come to him instead of vice versa

2. What does the priest do with the letter taken from Mlle Chantal?
(a) Translates it into English
(b) Puts it in his pocket
(c) Gives it back to her
(d) Throws it into the fire

3. Why does the priest tell Seraphita that he is sad?
(a) Because people do not love God enough
(b) His mother has died
(c) He has a terminal illness
(d) Mme la Comtesse's death has been hard on him

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Mlle Louise warn the young priest?

2. What surprises the priest about the doctor?

3. What does M. le Comte tell the priest?

4. Who informs the Cure de Torcy about the priest's death?

5. What does the priest need before the doctor can provide a diagnosis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the priest regains consciousness?

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

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

4. What is the state of the priest's health in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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