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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. What does new potential parishioner Mr. Lane try to use his money to get from Joe?
(a) His wife a spot in the church choir.
(b) A position in the church.
(c) His children’s enrollment in the church school.
(d) Weekly front row seats at church.

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

3. What is Brad's, who calls Joe at the beginning of Chapter 9, occupation?
(a) Officer.
(b) Lawmaker.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Pastor.

4. What does Joe drop on Catfish Toohey’s foot during the Easter play in Chapter 2?
(a) A brick.
(b) A block of wood.
(c) A microphone.
(d) The cross.

5. What is Father Stock’s nickname at church?
(a) Father Dough.
(b) Dollar Bill.
(c) Father Money.
(d) Stocks and Bonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe tell Father Butler he is going to do at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What does Joe’s mother say when he says he wants to be either a priest or a businessman?

3. For what reason do they keep Paddy on as Director despite him not being at the church often?

4. Who wrote the novel Wheat that Springeth Green?

5. What does Uncle Bobby put on Joe’s bedside table and tell him to keep an eye on it in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Lane offer in order to get his children into the church school?

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

3. Why does Joe think his appointment with Father Slaag makes perfect sense?

4. What happens when Joe contracts and STD at the end of Chapter 3?

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

6. Who is Dora, introduced in Chapter 3?

7. What does Joe give to Father Stock in hopes he will decide against the special collection?

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

9. What does Father Stock tell Joe he will be doing during his first Mass in Chapter 5, and how does Joe feel about this?

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

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