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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 was Mlle Louise's original career goal?
2. Who sends the young priest two hundred francs?
3. What does the priest realize is leading him during his time with Mlle Chantal?
4. When would the young priest be allowed to address the offending topic?
5. Who has told the Dean about the gossip?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Mlle Louise?
2. What is the premise of the novel, The Diary of a Country Priest?
3. What are the young priest's feelings about the sacrament of confession?
4. Who is Louis Duprety?
5. Explain the perceptions the young priest has of the people in the parish.
6. What is the Cure de Torcy's perspective on how Jesus views monks and priests?
7. What is the Cure de Torcy's view on how the world would be a better place?
8. Explain Dr. Delbende's position on religion as he explains it to the young priest.
9. What are the priest's thoughts about keeping a diary?
10. How does the priest first address being ill in his diary?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
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?
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