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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. Who does Joe try to write a letter to after receiving the bad news of his assessment?
(a) Father Stock.
(b) The Chancery.
(c) The Archdiocese.
(d) Father Butler.

2. What is Bill doing when he visits DPs, which Joe does not think is a good idea?
(a) He lets people pay whatever they can afford.
(b) He tells them if they cannot pay they need to find a new church.
(c) He comments on their recent vacations or new cars to prove they can afford it.
(d) He tells people how broke the church is.

3. What is Joe doing on the phone with Dom in Chapter 26?
(a) Making a liquor order.
(b) Asking if he has seen Bill.
(c) Reserving a barstool for later.
(d) Placing a bet.

4. Who enters when Joe is on the phone with Dom in Chapter 26?
(a) A Fire Marshall.
(b) A State Trooper.
(c) An angry parishioner.
(d) A State Board of Health Inspector.

5. Joe tells Bill that the priesthood is what, rather than a hundred-yard dash?
(a) A sack race.
(b) A marathon.
(c) A walk in the park.
(d) A Sunday stroll.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe learn the curate cannot do in Chapter 13?

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

3. What does Joe finally tell the new curate he has yet to tell Joe in Chapter 13?

4. Who does Lefty say is to blame for reporting him as a VD suspect?

5. What does Bill invite Father Felix to do after Joe had told him he can take an early bus home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joe say to Bill about how he feels about the people of their parish?

2. How is the curate dressed when he goes to Joe’s office in Chapter 13, and what does Joe tell the curate to do?

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

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

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

6. What does the Captain of the highway department say when Joe tries to get him to find out the new curate’s full name?

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

8. What is Bill’s suggestion to Greg regarding the draft in Chapter 23?

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

10. What reason does Lefty suspect Conklin reported him to the Board of Health?

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