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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joe finally learn the new curate’s first name?
(a) Someone calls and asks for Bill.
(b) The curate receives a letter with his name on it.
(c) The curate tells Joe his name.
(d) Father Felix tells Joe his name.

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

3. What does Joe learn the curate cannot do in Chapter 13?
(a) Read.
(b) Type.
(c) Write longhand.
(d) Clean.

4. Why is Joe concerned about finding out Father Bill’s full name?
(a) He wants to be able to call him by his last name.
(b) He needs it for the church bulletin he is writing.
(c) He wants to do a background check on him.
(d) He wants to see if he is related to the Archdiocese.

5. What does Joe bring into his room so he can practice contemplation alone?
(a) A footstool.
(b) A prie-dieu.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Joe and Bill begin to visit rectories in person in Chapter 15?

2. Why does Bob Rooney take on most of the responsibilities at his parish?

3. What does Joe’s seminary class debate during their first meeting after graduation?

4. Which of Bill’s dinner guests had dropped out of seminary?

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

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