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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 act of throwing the medallion into the fire symbolize for Mme la Comtesse?
(a) She has a horrible temper
(b) Casting off disappointments and bitterness
(c) She has gone mad
(d) She wants some new jewelry

2. What does the canon see on the priest's kitchen table?
(a) A bottle of wine
(b) A diary
(c) Dirty dishes
(d) A bowl of fruit

3. What has Seraphita done to her leg?
(a) Broken it when falling into a ditch
(b) Cut it while working
(c) Scraped it by falling off her bike
(d) Tied a string around it to cut off the circulation

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

5. What diagnosis does the doctor give the priest?
(a) Colon cancer
(b) Heart disease
(c) Lung cancer
(d) Stomach cancer

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverages seem to increase the young priest's stomach pains?

2. What does Mme la Comtesse tell the priest about her husband?

3. The priest gets a revelation that he received his calling at _______________________.

4. How does the priest feel that the mourners at the Chateau are talking about him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does the canon attempt to help the young priest manage his life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What advice does the doctor give the priest?

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

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