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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is young Joe saying goodbye to in Chapter 1?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Roscoe.
(c) Party People.
(d) Frances.

2. What does Joe regret he says about Father Slaag during a poker game at St. Isodoer’s in Chapter 6?
(a) That he does not do his job.
(b) That he is not a saint.
(c) That he is mean.
(d) That he is never around.

3. What happens to the Rector the day Joe was to return his hair shirt?
(a) He is transferred to a new church.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He changes his mind about the shirt.
(d) He leaves the church.

4. 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) Play music.
(d) Drink, smoke, and look at pornography.

5. Where does Joe learn “what the world was like, what he’d be up against if he became a priest” (28)?
(a) The cellar.
(b) Church.
(c) The ballpark.
(d) Hedblad’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe see in the beginning of Chapter 4 in the Rector’s study while his is a seminarian?

2. Who does Lefty think might be responsible for the large annual gift Charities receives?

3. What was the new pastor talking about when young Joe asked his father what she wants in church?

4. Which priest is Joe assistant to in Chapter 6?

5. What does Father Stock do when a homeless man does not pay for his ice cream?

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