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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe think Bill looks down on the people of their parish?
(a) They do not go to church enough.
(b) They are unkind.
(c) They are not wealthy.
(d) They are not poor enough.

2. What does Father Stock tell Joe and Toohey that the new priests will be doing, which Joe disagrees with?
(a) Sitting quietly and observing Mass.
(b) Recruiting new, wealthy parishioners.
(c) Going door to door to collect money after Mass.
(d) Taking up a special collection.

3. Who carries Joe upstairs to his room in Chapter 1?
(a) Joe’s father.
(b) Uncle Bobby.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Joe’s mother.

4. For what reason do they keep Paddy on as Director despite him not being at the church often?
(a) He is best friends with the Archdiocese.
(b) He is easy to work with.
(c) He is always able to cover the annual deficit.
(d) Parishioners love his sermons.

5. What church does Bill admit to Joe he had hoped to be sent to because he had taught catechism there?
(a) St. Joe’s.
(b) Charities.
(c) Holy Faith.
(d) Holy Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brad hope Joe will hold a prayer for in Chapter 9?

2. Who arrives at the annual retreat in a “flashy Black Chrysler” (206)?

3. Who wrote the novel Wheat that Springeth Green?

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

5. What does Joe no longer do “lest God and he both be bored” (45)?

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