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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about Joe’s parish as mentioned at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) It is the smallest church in the city.
(b) It has the fewest parishioners.
(c) It is one of the only new rectories in the area.
(d) It is the largest church in the state.

2. What does Joe bring into his room so he can practice contemplation alone?
(a) A desk.
(b) A prie-dieu.
(c) A footstool.
(d) A pillow.

3. What does Joe excel at in Immaculata High School?
(a) English.
(b) Track.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Math.

4. During a lecture, Joe asks how to make what as attractive as sex to the common man?
(a) Church going.
(b) Becoming a priest.
(c) Sanctity.
(d) Prayer.

5. What happens to Joe at the end of Chapter 3, which ends his relationship with Dora and Frances?
(a) He becomes a priest.
(b) He contracts an STD.
(c) He moves.
(d) He gets a track scholarship.

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

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

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

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

10. 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 to not hold prayer for HR 369.
(c) Being anti-American.
(d) Being the only church holding prayer for HR 369.

11. What does Joe do at first when Father Stock hands him the basket to take up a collection?
(a) He hides in a bathroom.
(b) He tells the church he thinks this is absurd.
(c) He does what is expected of him.
(d) He throws the basket on the floor and runs off.

12. What occupation is Joe considering at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Business man.
(c) Barber.
(d) Pastor.

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

14. What newspaper article, regarding Joe’s father’s truck business, makes Joe’s dad sick in Chapter 2?
(a) Truckers have gone on strike.
(b) Uncle Bobby sold the business.
(c) His truck has been seized with a load of Canadian whiskey.
(d) Uncle Bobby has stolen his truck and cannot be found.

15. What does Joe discuss with Buzz at the Little John Lounge, which he worries about the next morning?
(a) Joe’s disdain for working at Charities.
(b) Joe’s problem with a lot of the other pastors.
(c) New letterhead for Charities.
(d) Joe’s problems with Paddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Agatha tell Joe to be instead of a priest of the religious order?

2. What is the title of Chapter 1 of Wheat that Springeth Green?

3. What holiday is it at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What does Joe regret he says about Father Slaag during a poker game at St. Isodoer’s in Chapter 6?

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

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