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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. How does M. le Comte behave toward the priest?

2. What were the priest's last words?

3. What is the only beverage the priest drinks now?

4. The priest gets a revelation that he received his calling at _______________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What definitive action has the priest finally taken regarding his health?

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

5. How does the priest handle the matter of Mlle Chantal with Mme la Comtesse?

6. What is the priest's diary entry on the night before he leaves for Lille?

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

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

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

10. What secret and personal pain does Mme la Comtesse reveal to the priest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The young priest compares himself and his parish to a small boy leading cattle out of the cold, drizzly night into a barn. Explain the metaphor the young priest has written regarding his role in the parish.

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

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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