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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 the priest keep track of recent events?

2. What does the Cure de Torcy tell the priest about Mlle Chantal?

3. Where does the priest spend the night?

4. What does the priest note about himself at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. With what had Mme la Comtesse been suffering for quite awhile?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was the priest uncomfortable in the presence of the doctor?

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

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

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

6. What happens after the priest regains consciousness?

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

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

9. Explain how the situation with the medallion is the climax of the novel.

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 young priest comes to the conclusion that he has not suffered any real injustice in his life. How can he say this when most people would consider his life to be nothing but a series of injustices? How is he able to see only the good about his life? Explain.

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

The scene where the young priest faints twice and vomits blood can be interpreted to be a metaphor for the suffering of Christ prior to his crucifixion. Explain how the priest's suffering mirrors that of Christ's. What other parallels can be drawn between the two?

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