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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who speaks to the young priest about his relationships with the parishioners?
2. In what area does the Cure de Torcy encourage the young priest?
3. The young priest thinks that the elder priests _________________________________.
4. What is the housekeeper's personality?
5. Who is Dr. Delbende?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Mlle Louise?
2. Dr. Delbende, the young priest's physician, dies from a gunshot wound which supposedly occurred while cleaning the gun. What is the unofficial story of the doctor's death?
3. What role does his diary fill in the life of the young priest?
4. Who is Louis Duprety?
5. What are the supernatural events that occur during Mlle Chantal's confession?
6. How are the young priest's attempts to help Seraphita poorly received by the girl's mother?
7. How has the young priest come to think about his parish so far?
8. What advice does the young priest receive from M. le Comte from the Chateau?
9. Explain how the Dean of Blangermont lectures to the young priest about balancing religion and business.
10. What is the Cure de Torcy's perspective on how Jesus views monks and priests?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Another important theme in the book is injustice. Who are the characters who are most affected by injustice in life? How do these characters manage their lives? Do any of the characters rise above their situations or do they stay mired in the inequities of life?
Essay Topic 2
What is the role of pride and arrogance in the young priest's life? Does he feel he is elevated in the eyes of the parishioners? In his own eyes? Why does he look down upon Louis Duprety who leaves the priesthood?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the tone of the novel as the young priest's parish experience extends. What is his demeanor at the onset? How does the tone change as the priest becomes more disillusioned with the people and circumstances of the parish? At the end, what is the priest's outlook?
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