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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Father Joe sent after his time at Holy Faith?
(a) Holy Cross.
(b) St. Francis.
(c) Archdiocesan Charities.
(d) Christian Charities.

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

3. What is the name of the establishment Joe and Lefty are having drinks at and discussing why Joe got sent to Charities in Chapter 7?
(a) The Robin Hood Room.
(b) The Peter Pan pub.
(c) The Captain Hook Club.
(d) The Athletic Club.

4. What does the housekeeper’s dog, Boots, do to passersby?
(a) He lets them pet him.
(b) He bites their ankles.
(c) He barks incessantly.
(d) He chases them.

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

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

7. Which priest takes Joe around at the race and has a few too many drinks?
(a) Father Bill.
(b) Father Stock.
(c) Father Day.
(d) Father Freeman.

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

9. What was the new pastor talking about when young Joe asked his father what she wants in church?
(a) Sunday Mass.
(b) Catechism.
(c) Dollar-A-Sunday club.
(d) Sunday school.

10. Who does Lefty think might be responsible for the large annual gift Charities receives?
(a) Joe.
(b) Paddy.
(c) The Arch.
(d) Joe’s parents.

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

12. For what reason does Lefty suggest Joe was sent to Charities?
(a) Because the Archdiocese thought Joe and Paddy would get along.
(b) Because the Archdiocese thought it would be an easy place for Joe to work.
(c) Because Joe came from wealth and the Archdiocese wanted him to see another kind of life.
(d) Because the Archdiocese wanted to punish him.

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

14. What does Joe see in the beginning of Chapter 4 in the Rector’s study while his is a seminarian?
(a) A pornographic magazine.
(b) A hair shirt.
(c) A pile of empty beer cans.
(d) A bottle of whiskey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does new potential parishioner Mr. Lane try to use his money to get from Joe?

2. What does Delbert Freeman yell out about Joe just before the sack race in Chapter 2?

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

4. What information about the curate is Joe not told by anyone and unable to obtain in Chapter 10 ?

5. Who is Father Felix?

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