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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 finally tell the new curate he has yet to tell Joe in Chapter 13?
(a) His name.
(b) Where he went to seminary.
(c) Who sent him to St. Francis.
(d) Where he is from.

2. In Chapter 17, what does Potter suggest creates a barrier between priests and regular people?
(a) Their holiness.
(b) Their drinking.
(c) Their clothing.
(d) Celibacy.

3. Where is Greg according to the postcard Joe receives from him in Chapter 25?
(a) Africa.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Canada.
(d) England.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was upset about Conklin’s break up?

2. When Joe returns to the rectory after the retreat, who is missing?

3. What reason does Bill tell Father Felix for why Conklin will not marry the women who picked him up at dinner?

4. What news do they receive just before the retreat is over?

5. Who does Joe find out will be coming to the Archbishop’s blessing, much to his dismay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as a result of the attempted robbery Joe and Lefty are seen to have thwarted at Great Badger?

2. Where does Joe go at the start of Chapter 19 and who is in charge while he is gone?

3. What does McMaster, Mac, tell Joe that Cooney did at the end of Chapter 24?

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

5. What does Joe do just before the Arch is to arrive for the blessing in Chapter 28?

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

7. What do Joe and Bill do together in Chapter 15?

8. What is the celibacy discussion Bill’s guests have in Chapter 17?

9. Describe Joe’s conversation with Tom, the FBI agent, regarding Greg.

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

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