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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 nickname does Joe receive at seminary because of his behavior?
(a) Arrogant Joe.
(b) Quiet Joe.
(c) Know-it-all Joe.
(d) Holy Joe.

2. What does the housekeeper’s dog, Boots, do to passersby?
(a) He bites their ankles.
(b) He chases them.
(c) He lets them pet him.
(d) He barks incessantly.

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

4. What does Father Stock tell Joe and Toohey that the new priests will be doing, which Joe disagrees with?
(a) Taking up a special collection.
(b) Recruiting new, wealthy parishioners.
(c) Sitting quietly and observing Mass.
(d) Going door to door to collect money after Mass.

5. What does Joe’s seminary class debate during their first meeting after graduation?
(a) Secular vs. religious clergy.
(b) The role of church in the community.
(c) How to raise money for the church.
(d) Contemplation vs. doing the job of a priest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Joe bring Bill until he realizes Bill is not really interested?

3. Who does Joe feel are “in a class by themselves...[having] the power to turn water and wine into [the Lord’s] body” (10).

4. What newspaper article, regarding Joe’s father’s truck business, makes Joe’s dad sick in Chapter 2?

5. What does Joe no longer do “lest God and he both be bored” (45)?

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