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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) Who sent him to St. Francis.
(c) Where he went to seminary.
(d) Where he is from.

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

3. Who picks Conklin up after dinner in Chapter 18?
(a) His wife.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His mother.

4. What does Bill invite Father Felix to do after Joe had told him he can take an early bus home?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Stay and watch the game.
(c) Go out for a drink.
(d) Stay for dinner with Bill, Joe, and Bill’s friends.

5. What does Joe tell the new curate he gave up doing during his sermons?
(a) Singing.
(b) Gestures.
(c) Making eye contact with parishioners.
(d) Talking too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joe bring Bill until he realizes Bill is not really interested?

2. Where does Brad say he has landed a new job?

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

4. What does Joe injure while playing ball with Bill in Chapter 24?

5. Where does Joe go at the start of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Bill’s friend Conklin?

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

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

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

6. How does Joe end up alone during Bill’s dinner party at the end of Chapter 16?

7. What do Joe and Father Felix typically do together on the weekends?

8. What is Joe trying to get Father Felix to do at the beginning of Chapter 16?

9. What does Mrs. P. tell Joe that Bill did while he was on retreat?

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

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