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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 does the priest do regarding his health this morning?

2. Why is Seraphita sad when she talks to the priest?

3. Why does the priest tell Seraphita that he is sad?

4. What torments the priest at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. Why does Mlle Louise come to the priest in a disheveled state?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the priest go after his doctor's appointment in Lille?

2. Why is Mme la Comtesse adamant about sending Mlle Chantal to finishing school?

3. What advice does the doctor give the priest?

4. What does the priest learn from the sacristan regarding the general perception people have of him?

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

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

7. What does the priest note about his illness in Chapter 6?

8. What is the Cure de Torcy's simplistic advice for the young priest who feels he is suffering a crisis of faith and vocation?

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

10. Explain the tragic irony of the events following the priest's visit with Mme la Comtesse.

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

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

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.

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