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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For which retiring pastor is Father Butler considering collecting a purse?
(a) Father Hackett.
(b) Father Day.
(c) Father Slaag.
(d) Father Stock.

2. What does Joe learn Lefty and Father Power did to Conklin?
(a) Went to the bar with him.
(b) Made fun of his mistress.
(c) Kicked him out of the rectory.
(d) Shaved half his moustache off.

3. Why is Barb worried about her son Greg in Chapter 23?
(a) He refuses to go to war.
(b) He will not help around the house.
(c) He quit his job.
(d) He is getting bad grades in school.

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

5. Who gets upset with Joe during a class gathering when Joe says that the “priest’s life....has to be rooted in contemplation” (71)?
(a) Toohey.
(b) Mooney.
(c) Rooney.
(d) Cooney.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Joe feel alone when Bill’s friends first arrive for dinner in Chapter 16?

3. What happens to the Rector the day Joe was to return his hair shirt?

4. Who is young Joe saying goodbye to in Chapter 1?

5. In what room does Bill choose to have his dinner party?

(see the answer key)

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