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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uncle Bobby put on Joe’s bedside table and tell him to keep an eye on it in Chapter 1?
(a) A clock.
(b) A cup of water.
(c) A silver dollar.
(d) A slice of cheese.

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

3. Which priest is Joe assistant to in Chapter 6?
(a) Father Day.
(b) Father Stock.
(c) Father Knight.
(d) Father Slaag.

4. Why were people annoyed with Joe during his last years at seminary as explained at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) He talked incessantly.
(b) He was lazy.
(c) He played music too loud.
(d) He had a “holier than thou attitude” (66).

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What “hard drinking rectory” (76) does Joe begin to frequent when he needs a break from his parishioners?

4. What does Joe do at first when Father Stock hands him the basket to take up a collection?

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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