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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. The priest feels that the parishioners are full of ___________________.
2. What is taking its toll on the young priest?
3. The young priest serves as the __________ of the story.
4. What does the Dean of Blangermont chide the young priest about?
5. What else does the Dean lecture the young priest about?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the perceptions the young priest has of the people in the parish.
2. What is the premise of the novel, The Diary of a Country Priest?
3. Explain the embarrassing situation the priest has with a local grocer.
4. How has the young priest come to think about his parish so far?
5. Who is the Curé de Torcy and how does he advise the young priest?
6. What is the Cure de Torcy's perspective on how Jesus views monks and priests?
7. How does the young priest try to find a purpose for himself at the parish?
8. 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?
9. In addition to his illness, what indignity must the young priest now manage?
10. What are the young priest's feelings about the sacrament of confession?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The scene where the young priest faints twice and vomits blood can be interpreted to be a metaphor for the suffering of Christ prior to his crucifixion. Explain how the priest's suffering mirrors that of Christ's. What other parallels can be drawn between the two?
Essay Topic 2
The young priest experiences conflict between what he has learned and what he is experiencing? Explain the young priest's inner turmoil regarding money, ethics, faith, etc. as he had learned them and as he experiences them firsthand in the parish.
Essay Topic 3
The young priest knows that something unusual is going on at the Chateau but he is reluctant to get involved in family matters without being asked. What is going on at the Chateau? Why do both Mlle Louise and Mlle Chantal seek out the priest on separate occasions? Which girl is telling the truth? Why?
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