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

2. Why does the priest think most people are unhappy?
(a) They do not like themselves
(b) They had bad childhoods
(c) They don't make enough money
(d) They marry the wrong person

3. Who informs the Cure de Torcy about the priest's death?
(a) M. le Comte
(b) Louis
(c) Mlle Louise
(d) Mlle Chantal

4. With what had Mme la Comtesse been suffering for quite awhile?
(a) Vague pains
(b) Fading eyesight
(c) Painful joints
(d) Migraine headaches

5. What does the priest force Mme la Comtesse to acknowledge?
(a) God
(b) The devil
(c) Her husband's sins
(d) Her sins

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest recall about his life?

2. What does the canon see on the priest's kitchen table?

3. Who does the priest meet on the road to Mezargues?

4. Who is the priest's doctor in Lille?

5. What does the priest tell Mlle Louise to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice does the doctor give the priest?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the encounter between the priest and Mlle Chantal.

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

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

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

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