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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 has run away
(b) She is in love with a boy at school
(c) She is pregnant
(d) She may try to harm herself

2. Where is the priest at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) At home
(b) Saying mass
(c) The doctor's office
(d) A pub

3. The priest gets a revelation that he received his calling at _______________________.
(a) Bethlehem
(b) the Garden of Gethsemane
(c) during catechism
(d) the Vatican

4. How does the priest injure his fingers and arm?
(a) Washing dishes in scalding water
(b) Trying to retrieve the medallion from the fire
(c) Using a very sharp kitchen knife
(d) Chopping wood

5. What does the priest hear on a walk to Mezargues?
(a) Fighting
(b) A motorbike
(c) Birds
(d) Laughing

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Of what does the priest convince Mme la Comtesse?

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

5. Who does the priest meet at Louis' house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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