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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 no longer do “lest God and he both be bored” (45)?
(a) He no longer goes to confession.
(b) He no longer writes to God.
(c) He no longer forces himself to meditate.
(d) He no longer prays.

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

3. Who does Lefty say is to blame for reporting him as a VD suspect?
(a) Father Felix.
(b) Bill.
(c) Joe.
(d) Conklin.

4. Who has left a note with Father Bill’s full name on Joe’s desk?
(a) Mrs. P.
(b) Father Bill.
(c) The mailman.
(d) Father Felix.

5. What bothers Joe about the curate’s attire at the start of Chapter 13?
(a) It is too casual.
(b) It is too formal.
(c) It does not match.
(d) It is ill-fitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joe find also attending the blessing in addition to cheerleaders?

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

3. What is one of Joe’s criticisms of the new curates first Mass in Chapter 12?

4. What thing that Joe had never seen does he liken the priesthood to in Chapter 18?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe feel about having the local Cheerleaders at the blessing of his rectory?

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

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

4. What does Joe learn Father Felix is upset about during Bill’s party in Chapter 17?

5. What is Joe’s imaginary conversation with the Arch regarding his assessment like in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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

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

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