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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. What is the topic of the diary entry the young priest gives to the Cure de Torcy to read?
2. What does the young priest feel about his parish?
3. What topic does the young priest know he needs to study?
4. What is the nature of Louis Duprety's letter to the young priest?
5. What does the priest write about himself?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has the young priest come to think about his parish so far?
2. What are the supernatural events that occur during Mlle Chantal's confession?
3. Explain how the Dean of Blangermont lectures to the young priest about balancing religion and business.
4. 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?
5. Where is the young priest's parish and how long has he been there?
6. Who is the Curé de Torcy and how does he advise the young priest?
7. Explain Dr. Delbende's position on religion as he explains it to the young priest.
8. What are the priest's thoughts about keeping a diary?
9. How does the young priest try to find a purpose for himself at the parish?
10. What role does his diary fill in the life of the young priest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There is much underhanded behavior going on behind the back of the young priest and he has a hard time reconciling it with what he knows. Explain how M. le Comte, Seraphita and Mlle Chantal are especially harmful to the young priest and his reputation.
Essay Topic 2
One of the important themes in the book is that of the spiritual journey. Explain the different points where the young priest and the older Cure de Torcy are on their individual spiritual journeys.
Essay Topic 3
The young doctor considers suicide as a resolution for his health problems. Do you think he will go through with it? Why is that not an option for the priest? Is it because of fear of eternal damnation? Or the grace earned through suffering? Explain.
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