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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What good news does Joe get at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) He can retire.
(b) He can take a vacation.
(c) He will have a curate.
(d) The church has received a large anonymous donation.

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

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

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

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

6. 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 had died.
(d) They thought he should have been fired.

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

8. What does Joe find on his ankles at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Rope burn.
(b) Cuts.
(c) Dog bites.
(d) Bug bites.

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

10. 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 is a loser.
(c) Delbert makes fun of Joe’s short stature.
(d) Delbert says Joe’s uncle is a thief.

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

12. What does Joe discover about Father Van Slaag which makes him think he is a saint?
(a) He takes no money from parishioners.
(b) He gives all collection money to the poor.
(c) His knees are very calloused and he has wounds from Mrs. Cox’ dog on his ankles.
(d) He prays day and night.

13. Who does Joe feel are “in a class by themselves...[having] the power to turn water and wine into [the Lord’s] body” (10).
(a) Nuns.
(b) Saints.
(c) Priests.
(d) The Blessed Mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which priest takes Joe around at the race and has a few too many drinks?

2. For which retiring pastor is Father Butler considering collecting a purse?

3. Who wrote the novel Wheat that Springeth Green?

4. Why does Joe feel his appointment at Holy Faith makes sense?

5. What will the HR 369 bill fund if passed?

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