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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 Louis do after the priest vomits blood?

2. What were the priest's last words?

3. What does the canon warn the priest about regarding Mlle Chantal?

4. What does the canon suggest that the priest write down?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice does the doctor give the priest?

3. Explain the irony of the doctor's physical health.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The young priest knows that something unusual is going on at the Chateau but he is reluctant to get involved in family matters without being asked. What is going on at the Chateau? Why do both Mlle Louise and Mlle Chantal seek out the priest on separate occasions? Which girl is telling the truth? Why?

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