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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. Who informs the Cure de Torcy about the priest's death?

2. How does the priest injure his fingers and arm?

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

4. Without the priest's assistance, Mme la Comtesse would have died _________________________.

5. What does Mlle Chantal tell M. le Comte in front of the priest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what circumstances does the priest feel youthful for the first time in his life?

5. In what ways does the canon attempt to help the young priest manage his life?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of all the people who have attempted to damage the young priest's reputation, Seraphita is the only one who actually makes amends. Why is this young girl the only person who has a conscious regarding the right and wrong of what she has done? Is it because the priest had acknowledged her potential and she is finally living up to it? Or has she received some intervention of grace?

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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