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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 in the medallion around Mme la Comtesse's neck?
(a) A dried flower
(b) A photograph
(c) A lock of her son's hair
(d) An emerald

2. Why does Mlle Louise come to the priest in a disheveled state?
(a) She is homeless
(b) She has not received her final wages from M. le Comte
(c) She has been molested
(d) She has not slept all night

3. Of what does Mlle Louise warn the young priest?
(a) The parish council's demand for his resignation
(b) Mlle Chantal's hatred toward him
(c) The seriousness of digestive illnesses
(d) The gossip of the altar society

4. How does the priest spend the night after meeting with M. le Comte?
(a) Reading
(b) Drinking wine
(c) Not able to sleep
(d) Writing sermons

5. Of what does the priest convince Mme la Comtesse?
(a) Her son is in heaven
(b) The injustices in her life
(c) The need for forgiveness
(d) The reality of hell

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cure de Torcy lecture the young priest on?

2. What does the priest decide to do at the Chateau?

3. What does the priest contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. Why does Mme la Comte say her daughter is being sent away?

5. What does the priest force Mme la Comtesse to acknowledge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens after the priest regains consciousness?

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

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

7. How does the priest handle the matter of Mlle Chantal with Mme la Comtesse?

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

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

10. Describe the meeting between the priest and M. le Comte.

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