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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe feel he is being blamed for the Rector’s death in Chapter 4?
(a) Because he was the last person to see the Rector alive.
(b) Because they feel the Rector would have lived if he was wearing the hair shirt.
(c) Because not giving back the shirt caused the Rector too much grief.
(d) Because he did not take the hair shirt off.

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

3. What does 15-year-old Joe begin to do in his cellar over the summer in Chapter 3?
(a) Pray.
(b) Write about his life.
(c) Drink, smoke, and look at pornography.
(d) Play music.

4. How many years does Joe spend at Archdiocesan Charities?
(a) 7.
(b) 17.
(c) 2.
(d) 25.

5. Who wrote the novel Wheat that Springeth Green?
(a) J.F. Powers.
(b) J.P. Flowers.
(c) J.D. Salinger.
(d) J.D. Powers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the establishment Joe and Lefty are having drinks at and discussing why Joe got sent to Charities in Chapter 7?

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

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

4. For what reason do they keep Paddy on as Director despite him not being at the church often?

5. What is the title of Chapter 1 of Wheat that Springeth Green?

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