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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 Joe drop on Catfish Toohey’s foot during the Easter play in Chapter 2?
(a) A microphone.
(b) The cross.
(c) A block of wood.
(d) A brick.

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

3. What does Joe excel at in Immaculata High School?
(a) Track.
(b) Math.
(c) English.
(d) Soccer.

4. 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) The Blessed Mother.
(c) Saints.
(d) Nuns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does 15-year-old Joe begin to do in his cellar over the summer in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. Who is the neighbor Joe thinks about in Chapter 1 who does not like him?

5. Where does Joe learn “what the world was like, what he’d be up against if he became a priest” (28)?

(see the answer key)

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