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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joe finally learn the new curate’s first name?
(a) The curate tells Joe his name.
(b) The curate receives a letter with his name on it.
(c) Someone calls and asks for Bill.
(d) Father Felix tells Joe his name.

2. Which of Bill’s dinner guests had dropped out of seminary?
(a) Potter.
(b) Felix.
(c) Conklin.
(d) Robert.

3. In Chapter 17, what does Potter suggest creates a barrier between priests and regular people?
(a) Their holiness.
(b) Celibacy.
(c) Their drinking.
(d) Their clothing.

4. Who did Mrs. P. say spent the night while Joe was away?
(a) Conklin and his mistress.
(b) Potter and Conklin.
(c) Potter and Hennessy.
(d) Conklin and Hennessy.

5. Why does Bill say he cannot leave his friends behind?
(a) He is having too much fun with them.
(b) They will get mad at him.
(c) They are going to another bar.
(d) They are too drunk.

6. In Chapter 26, the Inspector proceeds to read Joe regulations regarding the reporting of what health issue?
(a) The common cold.
(b) Flu cases.
(c) Measles cases.
(d) Venereal Disease.

7. Who does Joe call to try to find out the curate’s full name?
(a) Toohey.
(b) The Highway Department.
(c) The seminary.
(d) The Archdiocese.

8. What is one of Joe’s criticisms of the new curates first Mass in Chapter 12?
(a) He spoke to fast.
(b) He was too loud.
(c) He was too casual.
(d) He forgot to introduce himself.

9. Why did Conklin and his mistress break up?
(a) He said he did not want to marry her.
(b) She said she did not want to marry him.
(c) He cheated on her.
(d) She cheated on him.

10. What does Bill invite Father Felix to do after Joe had told him he can take an early bus home?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Stay and watch the game.
(c) Stay for dinner with Bill, Joe, and Bill’s friends.
(d) Go out for a drink.

11. What does Joe tell Bill about, which he says he finally buried in Chapter 22?
(a) His old clothes.
(b) His inheritance.
(c) His bible.
(d) The hair shirt.

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

13. Who does Joe begin to visit in the evenings at the start of Chapter 22?
(a) Delinquent parishioners.
(b) Father Day.
(c) The wealthiest parishioners.
(d) The Archdiocese.

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

15. Where does Brad say he has landed a new job?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Great Badger’s Shopping News paper.
(c) The local community college.
(d) Great Badger Liquor store.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Bill receive a $750 check in Chapter 22?

2. What does the health inspector tell Joe he is suspected of in Chapter 26?

3. Why does Joe think Bill looks down on the people of their parish?

4. What reason does Joe give to Dr. Wylie for his need to get tested for VD?

5. What does Joe tell the new curate he gave up doing during his sermons?

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