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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 1 of Wheat that Springeth Green?
(a) Look at Me.
(b) I eat cheese!.
(c) See Me.
(d) Uncle Bobby.

2. Who does Joe feel are “in a class by themselves...[having] the power to turn water and wine into [the Lord’s] body” (10).
(a) Priests.
(b) Saints.
(c) Nuns.
(d) The Blessed Mother.

3. What is Father Stock’s nickname at church?
(a) Stocks and Bonds.
(b) Father Dough.
(c) Father Money.
(d) Dollar Bill.

4. 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 makes fun of Joe’s short stature.
(d) Delbert says Joe’s dad is a bootlegger.

5. What does Joe’s mother say when he says he wants to be either a priest or a businessman?
(a) Joe’s mother tells him to be a priest.
(b) Joe’s mother tells him not to be either.
(c) Joe’s mother tells him to be a businessman.
(d) Joe’s mother tells him to be both, like Father Stock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Joe at the end of Chapter 3, which ends his relationship with Dora and Frances?

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

3. What occupation is Joe considering at the start of Chapter 2?

4. What does Sister Agatha tell Joe to be instead of a priest of the religious order?

5. Who does Joe think he would marry if he followed his Uncle Bobby’s footsteps?

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