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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joe go for confession with Father Day in Chapter 8?
(a) His study.
(b) Joe’s rectory.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Father Day’s parish.

2. Who picks Conklin up after dinner in Chapter 18?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mistress.

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

4. When Joe returns to the rectory after the retreat, who is missing?
(a) Bill.
(b) Mrs. P.
(c) The Chancery.
(d) Father Felix.

5. Why does Lefty Beeman call Joe at the start of Chapter 20?
(a) To see if he has seen Potter.
(b) To find out if Joe has received his assessment.
(c) To ask Joe for money.
(d) To tell him about his assessment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joe call and criticize the way the assessment was handled in Chapter 21?

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

3. Why does Joe think Bill looks down on the people of their parish?

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

5. What does Joe’s seminary class debate during their first meeting after graduation?

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