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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. After proceeding with the special collection for both Masses, what does Joe go to the office to try to get?
(a) His things so he can leave for good.
(b) His $500 check.
(c) Father Stock to admit he was wrong.
(d) His wallet so he can steal the money he collected.

2. What nickname does Joe receive at seminary because of his behavior?
(a) Arrogant Joe.
(b) Quiet Joe.
(c) Holy Joe.
(d) Know-it-all Joe.

3. Where does Joe learn “what the world was like, what he’d be up against if he became a priest” (28)?
(a) Church.
(b) The ballpark.
(c) The cellar.
(d) Hedblad’s.

4. During a lecture, Joe asks how to make what as attractive as sex to the common man?
(a) Church going.
(b) Becoming a priest.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Sanctity.

5. For what reason does Lefty suggest Joe was sent to Charities?
(a) Because the Archdiocese wanted to punish him.
(b) Because the Archdiocese thought it would be an easy place for Joe to work.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about Joe’s parish as mentioned at the start of Chapter 8?

2. Who does Joe think he would marry if he followed his Uncle Bobby’s footsteps?

3. What “hard drinking rectory” (76) does Joe begin to frequent when he needs a break from his parishioners?

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

5. What happens to Joe at the end of Chapter 3, which ends his relationship with Dora and Frances?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Joe’s dad tell the party goers that Joe asked him while listening to the priest discuss the Dollar-A-Sunday club at church?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Lefty feel Joe is in line to be next Director at Charities, and how does this leave Joe feeling?

(see the answer keys)

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