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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 - 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joe realize has been hiding behind a curtain while he was with Dora in Chapter 3?
(a) Rex.
(b) Frances.
(c) Joe’s ex-girlfriend.
(d) A stranger.

2. What does Joe discuss with Buzz at the Little John Lounge, which he worries about the next morning?
(a) Joe’s problems with Paddy.
(b) New letterhead for Charities.
(c) Joe’s disdain for working at Charities.
(d) Joe’s problem with a lot of the other pastors.

3. Who does Joe begin to visit in the evenings at the start of Chapter 22?
(a) The Archdiocese.
(b) Delinquent parishioners.
(c) Father Day.
(d) The wealthiest parishioners.

4. What year is it at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1968.

5. What does Joe discover about Father Van Slaag which makes him think he is a saint?
(a) His knees are very calloused and he has wounds from Mrs. Cox’ dog on his ankles.
(b) He gives all collection money to the poor.
(c) He prays day and night.
(d) He takes no money from parishioners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lefty think might be responsible for the large annual gift Charities receives?

2. What does Joe drop on Catfish Toohey’s foot during the Easter play in Chapter 2?

3. For what reason does Lefty suggest Joe was sent to Charities?

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

5. Why do Lefty and Joe become sudden heroes in Chapter 27?

(see the answer key)

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