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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which priest is Joe assistant to in Chapter 6?
(a) Father Day.
(b) Father Knight.
(c) Father Stock.
(d) Father Slaag.

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

3. Why does Joe think his church has been singled out for after Brad’s article is published?
(a) Being anti-war.
(b) Being the only church holding prayer for HR 369.
(c) Being anti-American.
(d) Being the only church to not hold prayer for HR 369.

4. Who makes a date with Joe, but says it will cost him $20?
(a) Dora.
(b) Dinah.
(c) Doreen.
(d) Doris.

5. Who is the neighbor Joe thinks about in Chapter 1 who does not like him?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Roscoe.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Frances.

6. What does Delbert Freeman yell out about Joe just before the sack race in Chapter 2?
(a) Delbert says Joe’s dad is a bootlegger.
(b) Delbert says Joe’s uncle is a thief.
(c) Delbert says Joe is a loser.
(d) Delbert makes fun of Joe’s short stature.

7. What type of transportation does the new curate arrive in in Chapter 11?
(a) A cab.
(b) A renovated school bus.
(c) VW Beetle.
(d) A bicycle.

8. Who leaves the seminary to join the Trappists in Chapter 4?
(a) Toohey.
(b) Hrdlicka.
(c) Cooney.
(d) Mooney.

9. Why did some people think Joe’s transfer to Charities made no sense?
(a) They thought he had died.
(b) They thought he should have been fired.
(c) They thought he should be given a parish of his own.
(d) They thought he had quit the priesthood.

10. What year is it at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1963.

11. What does Joe yell out to get the attention of one of the female party goers at his house in Chapter 1?
(a) Look at me!
(b) I eat cheese!
(c) See me!
(d) Say cheese!

12. Why were people annoyed with Joe during his last years at seminary as explained at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) He was lazy.
(b) He played music too loud.
(c) He had a “holier than thou attitude” (66).
(d) He talked incessantly.

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

14. What is the title of Chapter 1 of Wheat that Springeth Green?
(a) Uncle Bobby.
(b) See Me.
(c) I eat cheese!.
(d) Look at Me.

15. Why does Bob Rooney take on most of the responsibilities at his parish?
(a) He is a control freak.
(b) His pastor thinks that is his job.
(c) His pastor has a drinking problem.
(d) He is a perfectionist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joe realize has been hiding behind a curtain while he was with Dora in Chapter 3?

2. What family, that Joe helped get a home in the suburbs, lives right near the Inglenook dump?

3. What nickname does Joe receive at seminary because of his behavior?

4. What does 15-year-old Joe begin to do in his cellar over the summer in Chapter 3?

5. Who is young Joe saying goodbye to in Chapter 1?

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