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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What nickname does Joe receive at seminary because of his behavior?
(a) Know-it-all Joe.
(b) Quiet Joe.
(c) Holy Joe.
(d) Arrogant Joe.

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

6. What holiday is it at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) New Year’s Eve.

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

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

9. What is Brad's, who calls Joe at the beginning of Chapter 9, occupation?
(a) Lawmaker.
(b) Officer.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Pastor.

10. Who is Father Felix?
(a) The monk who helps Joe on weekends.
(b) A friend from Joe’s days at seminary.
(c) The director of Joe’s church.
(d) Joe’s new curate.

11. Which young priest visits Father Joe at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) William Edwards.
(b) Frank Butler.
(c) Ed Butler.
(d) Lefty Beeman.

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

13. 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) Taking up a special collection.
(c) Going door to door to collect money after Mass.
(d) Sitting quietly and observing Mass.

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

15. What does Sister Agatha tell Joe to be instead of a priest of the religious order?
(a) A secular priest.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A business man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe do at first when Father Stock hands him the basket to take up a collection?

2. Why does Joe think his church has been singled out for after Brad’s article is published?

3. In addition to the money, what does Joe bring to Dora on their first date?

4. How many years does Joe spend at Archdiocesan Charities?

5. What does Uncle Bobby put on Joe’s bedside table and tell him to keep an eye on it in Chapter 1?

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