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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) She cheated on him.
(d) He cheated on her.

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

3. What does Joe learn Lefty and Father Power did to Conklin?
(a) Went to the bar with him.
(b) Made fun of his mistress.
(c) Shaved half his moustache off.
(d) Kicked him out of the rectory.

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

5. Who does Joe try to write a letter to after receiving the bad news of his assessment?
(a) The Archdiocese.
(b) Father Stock.
(c) Father Butler.
(d) The Chancery.

6. What does Joe injure while playing ball with Bill in Chapter 24?
(a) His hand.
(b) His knee.
(c) His leg.
(d) His thumb.

7. What does Joe do for Father Felix after his sermon in Chapter 16?
(a) Makes him breakfast.
(b) Makes him clean the study.
(c) Critiques his sermon.
(d) Has him take care of the accounting.

8. What thing that Joe had never seen does he liken the priesthood to in Chapter 18?
(a) The Easter Bunny.
(b) Aliens.
(c) Flying saucers.
(d) Santa Claus.

9. When Joe returns to the rectory after the retreat, who is missing?
(a) Mrs. P.
(b) The Chancery.
(c) Bill.
(d) Father Felix.

10. What does Joe drink in his bathroom in the morning the Archbishop is arriving for the blessing?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Beer.

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

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

13. What does Joe learn the curate cannot do in Chapter 13?
(a) Clean.
(b) Read.
(c) Write longhand.
(d) Type.

14. Whose sermon does Father Joe listen to at the start of Chapter 16?
(a) Father Van Slaag.
(b) Father Felix.
(c) Father Bill.
(d) Father Butler.

15. Who does Joe find out will be coming to the Archbishop’s blessing, much to his dismay?
(a) Mr. Lane’s Cheerleaders.
(b) Jugglers.
(c) The Archbishop.
(d) Toohey.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room does Bill choose to have his dinner party?

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

3. Why does Brad fault Joe for Greg not reporting for induction at the end of Chapter 25?

4. Who stands outside the bathroom door trying to get Joe to come out in Chapter 28?

5. Who is sent to the hospital just before the retreat’s end in Chapter 19?

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