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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 does Joe do to Mrs. Hope after she tells him of her family troubles in Chapter 7?
(a) He asks he to leave.
(b) He tells her he will pray for her.
(c) He makes her a loan.
(d) He tells her it’s her problem.

2. After proceeding with the special collection for both Masses, what does Joe go to the office to try to get?
(a) His $500 check.
(b) His wallet so he can steal the money he collected.
(c) His things so he can leave for good.
(d) Father Stock to admit he was wrong.

3. What does Joe’s seminary class debate during their first meeting after graduation?
(a) Secular vs. religious clergy.
(b) How to raise money for the church.
(c) Contemplation vs. doing the job of a priest.
(d) The role of church in the community.

4. At the start of Chapter 5, who is the other new priest with Joe as Father Stock tells them the order of the next day’s Mass?
(a) Rooney.
(b) Cooney.
(c) Toohey.
(d) Mooney.

5. What does Father Stock do when a homeless man does not pay for his ice cream?
(a) He tells him it’s on the house.
(b) He brings the man to the rectory and gives him money.
(c) He slaps it out of the man’s hand.
(d) He offers to help him get a job.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years does Joe spend at Archdiocesan Charities?

3. What information about the curate is Joe not told by anyone and unable to obtain in Chapter 10 ?

4. Who makes a date with Joe, but says it will cost him $20?

5. For which retiring pastor is Father Butler considering collecting a purse?

(see the answer key)

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