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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 M. le Comte tell the priest?

2. Why does the priest think most people are unhappy?

3. When does the young priest feel youthful for the first time in his life?

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

5. What does the act of throwing the medallion into the fire symbolize for Mme la Comtesse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of the priest's health in Chapter 7?

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

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

4. In addition to Mlle Chantal's behavior, what else has impacted Mme la Comtesse's life?

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

6. How does the young priest suffer a crisis of confidence in himself and in his work?

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

8. How does the priest attempt to break down the emotional barriers Mme la Comtesse has set up around herself?

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

10. What happens after the priest regains consciousness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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