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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe no longer do “lest God and he both be bored” (45)?
(a) He no longer writes to God.
(b) He no longer forces himself to meditate.
(c) He no longer prays.
(d) He no longer goes to confession.

2. Why do Lefty and Joe become sudden heroes in Chapter 27?
(a) They managed to raise enough money to save their churches.
(b) For leaving the priesthood because of their disillusionment with the financial side of things.
(c) For stopping an attempted robbery at Great Badger.
(d) For joining the army to fight for their country.

3. Who stands outside the bathroom door trying to get Joe to come out in Chapter 28?
(a) The Archbishop.
(b) Bill.
(c) Father Felix.
(d) Brad.

4. Why does Joe feel alone when Bill’s friends first arrive for dinner in Chapter 16?
(a) Nobody will talk to him.
(b) Father Felix joins them in Bill’s from for drinks, leaving Joe alone to watch the game.
(c) Joe wants them to watch the game, but they say the do not like baseball.
(d) Bill asks him to stay in his room while his friends are there.

5. Who does Joe call and criticize the way the assessment was handled in Chapter 21?
(a) Mooney.
(b) Rooney.
(c) Cooney.
(d) Toohey.

6. What does Joe finally tell the new curate he has yet to tell Joe in Chapter 13?
(a) Where he went to seminary.
(b) Where he is from.
(c) His name.
(d) Who sent him to St. Francis.

7. Why does Lefty Beeman call Joe at the start of Chapter 20?
(a) To tell him about his assessment.
(b) To find out if Joe has received his assessment.
(c) To ask Joe for money.
(d) To see if he has seen Potter.

8. What does the health inspector tell Joe he is suspected of in Chapter 26?
(a) Unsanitary facilities.
(b) Having a venereal disease.
(c) Spreading the flu.
(d) Discouraging parishioners from going to the doctor.

9. What is Bill doing when he visits DPs, which Joe does not think is a good idea?
(a) He tells people how broke the church is.
(b) He tells them if they cannot pay they need to find a new church.
(c) He lets people pay whatever they can afford.
(d) He comments on their recent vacations or new cars to prove they can afford it.

10. Joe tells Bill that the priesthood is what, rather than a hundred-yard dash?
(a) A sack race.
(b) A walk in the park.
(c) A marathon.
(d) A Sunday stroll.

11. What does the Archbishop tell Joe he would like to do soon when they run into each other at the barbershop in Chapter 28?
(a) Cut Joe’s hair himself.
(b) Be a hero like Joe.
(c) Bless his new rectory.
(d) Make a large donation.

12. Why does Joe think Bill looks down on the people of their parish?
(a) They are not poor enough.
(b) They are unkind.
(c) They are not wealthy.
(d) They do not go to church enough.

13. What news do they receive just before the retreat is over?
(a) Joe is being relocated.
(b) The assessments for the Archdiocesan Renewal Fund have been sent.
(c) Father Stock has died.
(d) Many of the priests have been fired.

14. What does Joe tell the new curate he gave up doing during his sermons?
(a) Gestures.
(b) Talking too much.
(c) Singing.
(d) Making eye contact with parishioners.

15. What reason does Joe give to Dr. Wylie for his need to get tested for VD?
(a) He needs to get tested yearly to keep his church.
(b) All the pastors are getting tested these days.
(c) Because the health inspector made him.
(d) In case he wants to be a chaplain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters when Joe is on the phone with Dom in Chapter 26?

2. Where does Joe learn Mr. Barnes is now working after being fired from the Licensed Vinters?

3. Why is Barb worried about her son Greg in Chapter 23?

4. What does Joe learn happened to Brad the previous day when Joe visits to tell them he heard from Greg?

5. Where is Bill when he calls Joe during dinner?

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