The Diary of a Country Priest Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Diary of a Country Priest Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 canon see on the priest's kitchen table?

2. How does Mme la Comtesse help the priest?

3. Who comes to catechism class with a limp?

4. What does the doctor advise the priest to eat?

5. Of what does the priest convince Mme la Comtesse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. The book ends not with a diary entry but a letter. Explain the originator of the letter and its contents.

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

7. What is odd about the way the priest is treated at the Chateau after the death of Mme la Comtesse?

8. What happens after the priest regains consciousness?

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

10. Describe the meeting between the priest and M. le Comte.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax of the novel is the priest's confrontation with Mme la Comtesse. Explain the nature of a literary climax and why this incident is the climax of this book. Now, write an alternate way this confrontation could have gone. Use creativity!

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Both the young doctor and young priest have terminal illnesses yet the doctor watches in shock and surprise when the priest cries at hearing the diagnosis. Is the doctor's atheism a factor in his reaction to the priest? Explain. What other reasons could the doctor have for his beliefs?

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