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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 is one of Joe’s criticisms of the new curates first Mass in Chapter 12?
(a) He was too casual.
(b) He was too loud.
(c) He forgot to introduce himself.
(d) He spoke to fast.

2. What does Delbert Freeman yell out about Joe just before the sack race in Chapter 2?
(a) Delbert says Joe is a loser.
(b) Delbert says Joe’s uncle is a thief.
(c) Delbert says Joe’s dad is a bootlegger.
(d) Delbert makes fun of Joe’s short stature.

3. Why did some people think Joe’s transfer to Charities made no sense?
(a) They thought he had quit the priesthood.
(b) They thought he should have been fired.
(c) They thought he had died.
(d) They thought he should be given a parish of his own.

4. Who is the neighbor Joe thinks about in Chapter 1 who does not like him?
(a) Frances.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Roscoe.
(d) Ivy.

5. How many years does Joe spend at Archdiocesan Charities?
(a) 2.
(b) 25.
(c) 7.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During a lecture, Joe asks how to make what as attractive as sex to the common man?

3. Whose sermon does Father Joe listen to at the start of Chapter 16?

4. Who picks Conklin up after dinner in Chapter 18?

5. What does Joe regret he says about Father Slaag during a poker game at St. Isodoer’s in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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