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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For which retiring pastor is Father Butler considering collecting a purse?
(a) Father Day.
(b) Father Slaag.
(c) Father Hackett.
(d) Father Stock.

2. What will the HR 369 bill fund if passed?
(a) Schools.
(b) Churches.
(c) Munitions.
(d) Law enforcement.

3. For what reason does Lefty suggest Joe was sent to Charities?
(a) Because the Archdiocese thought it would be an easy place for Joe to work.
(b) Because the Archdiocese wanted to punish him.
(c) Because the Archdiocese thought Joe and Paddy would get along.
(d) Because Joe came from wealth and the Archdiocese wanted him to see another kind of life.

4. What does Joe tell Father Butler he is going to do at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Visit Paddy.
(b) Write a check.
(c) Loan him money.
(d) Quite the priesthood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lefty think might be responsible for the large annual gift Charities receives?

2. In addition to the money, what does Joe bring to Dora on their first date?

3. What year is it at the start of Chapter 8?

4. Why does Joe feel he is being blamed for the Rector’s death in Chapter 4?

5. Where does Joe learn “what the world was like, what he’d be up against if he became a priest” (28)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joe and Ivy’s conversation about God at the end of Chapter 1.

2. What does Brad’s pastor tell Joe at the end of Chapter 9?

3. Describe Joe’s confession to Father Day in Chapter 8.

4. In Chapter 2, why does Joe think he wants to be like his Uncle Bobby when he grows up?

5. Why does Joe come to believe Father Slaag is a true saint In Chapter 6?

6. What is Joe’s impression of the new curate when he arrives in Chapter 11?

7. What good news does Joe receive in Chapter 10?

8. What does Brad call Joe asking if he will have his parishioners pray for in Chapter 9?

9. What does Ed Butler discuss with Joe in Chapter 7, and what is Joe’s advice?

10. What is Joe’s relationship with the Rector’s hair shirt in Chapter 4?

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