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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 does Delbert Freeman yell out about Joe just before the sack race in Chapter 2?
(a) Delbert says Joe’s uncle is a thief.
(b) Delbert says Joe’s dad is a bootlegger.
(c) Delbert makes fun of Joe’s short stature.
(d) Delbert says Joe is a loser.

2. What was the new pastor talking about when young Joe asked his father what she wants in church?
(a) Catechism.
(b) Sunday school.
(c) Sunday Mass.
(d) Dollar-A-Sunday club.

3. Where does Joe learn “what the world was like, what he’d be up against if he became a priest” (28)?
(a) The cellar.
(b) Church.
(c) The ballpark.
(d) Hedblad’s.

4. What does Sister Agatha tell Joe to be instead of a priest of the religious order?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A secular priest.
(c) A business man.
(d) A police officer.

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 businessman.
(b) Joe’s mother tells him to be both, like Father Stock.
(c) Joe’s mother tells him not to be either.
(d) Joe’s mother tells him to be a priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Father Stock’s nickname at church?

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).

3. Which priest takes Joe around at the race and has a few too many drinks?

4. Who does Joe realize has been hiding behind a curtain while he was with Dora in Chapter 3?

5. What does Joe yell out to get the attention of one of the female party goers at his house in Chapter 1?

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