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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe do to Mrs. Hope after she tells him of her family troubles in Chapter 7?
(a) He tells her it’s her problem.
(b) He asks he to leave.
(c) He makes her a loan.
(d) He tells her he will pray for her.

2. Which priest takes Joe around at the race and has a few too many drinks?
(a) Father Stock.
(b) Father Freeman.
(c) Father Day.
(d) Father Bill.

3. Who does Joe call to try to find out the curate’s full name?
(a) The Archdiocese.
(b) The seminary.
(c) Toohey.
(d) The Highway Department.

4. What does Joe tell the new curate he gave up doing during his sermons?
(a) Talking too much.
(b) Making eye contact with parishioners.
(c) Singing.
(d) Gestures.

5. Who does Joe ask why God does bad things at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) His mother.
(b) Ivy.
(c) His pastor.
(d) Uncle Bobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Bill tell Father Felix for why Conklin will not marry the women who picked him up at dinner?

2. Why does Joe think Bill looks down on the people of their parish?

3. What does 15-year-old Joe begin to do in his cellar over the summer in Chapter 3?

4. What does Delbert Freeman yell out about Joe just before the sack race in Chapter 2?

5. What is the title of Chapter 1 of Wheat that Springeth Green?

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