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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1963.

2. What holiday is it at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) New Year’s Eve.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

3. Who does Joe realize has been hiding behind a curtain while he was with Dora in Chapter 3?
(a) Frances.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Rex.
(d) Joe’s ex-girlfriend.

4. During a lecture, Joe asks how to make what as attractive as sex to the common man?
(a) Becoming a priest.
(b) Sanctity.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Church going.

5. What does Joe begin to carry to fend off Boots?
(a) Dog treats.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A cane.
(d) A whistle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves the seminary to join the Trappists in Chapter 4?

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

3. What does Uncle Bobby put on Joe’s bedside table and tell him to keep an eye on it in Chapter 1?

4. Who gets upset with Joe during a class gathering when Joe says that the “priest’s life....has to be rooted in contemplation” (71)?

5. What does Joe do to Mrs. Hope after she tells him of her family troubles in Chapter 7?

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