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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 stands outside the bathroom door trying to get Joe to come out in Chapter 28?
(a) Father Felix.
(b) The Archbishop.
(c) Bill.
(d) Brad.

2. Who does Joe find out will be coming to the Archbishop’s blessing, much to his dismay?
(a) The Archbishop.
(b) Toohey.
(c) Jugglers.
(d) Mr. Lane’s Cheerleaders.

3. Who did Mrs. P. say spent the night while Joe was away?
(a) Conklin and Hennessy.
(b) Potter and Conklin.
(c) Potter and Hennessy.
(d) Conklin and his mistress.

4. Who does Joe call to try to find out the curate’s full name?
(a) The Archdiocese.
(b) Toohey.
(c) The seminary.
(d) The Highway Department.

5. What reason does Bill tell Father Felix for why Conklin will not marry the women who picked him up at dinner?
(a) He asked and she said no.
(b) She is married.
(c) He barely knows her.
(d) He does not love her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Archbishop tell Joe he would like to do soon when they run into each other at the barbershop in Chapter 28?

3. What bothers Joe about the curate’s attire at the start of Chapter 13?

4. What are Brad’s feeling about the war according to Joe in Chapter 25?

5. What does Joe no longer do “lest God and he both be bored” (45)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Bill’s friend Conklin?

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

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

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

7. Why does the Board of Health visit Joe in Chapter 26?

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

9. What news do they receive while on retreat in Chapter 19 and how does Joe deal with the news?

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

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