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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 Joe refer to God as in reference to people “giving blindly...for the love of God” (280).
(a) The Awful Accountant.
(b) The Great Rip Off.
(c) The Great Bookkeeper.
(d) The Shady Businessman.

2. Where is Bill when he calls Joe during dinner?
(a) Potter’s.
(b) Conklin’s.
(c) Conklin’s mistress’s house.
(d) Bow Wow.

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

4. How does Joe tell Cooney he might attempt to get more money for his church after the assessment?
(a) He is considering going after delinquent parishioners.
(b) He will take up a special collection.
(c) He will increase the fee for the Annual Offering System.
(d) He will begin a Dollar-a-Sunday Club.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Bill doing when he visits DPs, which Joe does not think is a good idea?

3. Who does Joe try to write a letter to after receiving the bad news of his assessment?

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

5. What does Joe tell Tom he will do if he finds out his phones have been tapped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Brad’s news about Great Badger’s Shopping News in Chapter 25?

2. Who is Bill’s friend Conklin?

3. How does Joe describe the priesthood in Chapter 18?

4. What does Barb tell Joe about her son Greg when she runs into him at the Badger liquor store?

5. How does Joe react when Bill tells him he would like to help him collect money from delinquent parishioners?

6. How does Bill tell Joe he feels after his wild night with Potter and Conklin?

7. What do Lefty and Joe watch happens on TV while at Joe’s rectory in Chapter 27?

8. What does Joe say to Bill when he tells him that Mr. Lane asked if they were taking donations in Chapter 24?

9. What is Joe disappointed to learn the curate cannot do, and what does Joe do about this in Chapter 13?

10. What is Joe’s explanation to Bill for not asking him his full name?

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