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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe’s mother say when he says he wants to be either a priest or a businessman?
(a) Joe’s mother tells him to be a priest.
(b) Joe’s mother tells him not to be either.
(c) Joe’s mother tells him to be a businessman.
(d) Joe’s mother tells him to be both, like Father Stock.

2. What does Joe do to Mrs. Hope after she tells him of her family troubles in Chapter 7?
(a) He asks he to leave.
(b) He tells her he will pray for her.
(c) He tells her it’s her problem.
(d) He makes her a loan.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is the housekeeper at Holy Faith?
(a) Mrs. Hacket.
(b) Mrs. Cox.
(c) Mrs. Dixon.
(d) Mrs. Slaag.

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

10. What does 15-year-old Joe begin to do in his cellar over the summer in Chapter 3?
(a) Play music.
(b) Write about his life.
(c) Drink, smoke, and look at pornography.
(d) Pray.

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

12. What happens to the Rector the day Joe was to return his hair shirt?
(a) He leaves the church.
(b) He changes his mind about the shirt.
(c) He is transferred to a new church.
(d) He has a heart attack.

13. What does Father Stock do when a homeless man does not pay for his ice cream?
(a) He tells him it’s on the house.
(b) He slaps it out of the man’s hand.
(c) He brings the man to the rectory and gives him money.
(d) He offers to help him get a job.

14. Who does Joe ask why God does bad things at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Uncle Bobby.
(b) His pastor.
(c) Ivy.
(d) His mother.

15. What does new potential parishioner Mr. Lane try to use his money to get from Joe?
(a) His children’s enrollment in the church school.
(b) Weekly front row seats at church.
(c) A position in the church.
(d) His wife a spot in the church choir.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 5, who is the other new priest with Joe as Father Stock tells them the order of the next day’s Mass?

2. What occupation is Joe considering at the start of Chapter 2?

3. Who is Father Felix?

4. What good news does Joe get at the start of Chapter 10?

5. Who makes a date with Joe, but says it will cost him $20?

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