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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it at the start of Chapter 8?

2. What will the HR 369 bill fund if passed?

3. What does Brad hope Joe will hold a prayer for in Chapter 9?

4. Who is the housekeeper at Holy Faith?

5. What is the title of Chapter 1 of Wheat that Springeth Green?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ed Butler discuss with Joe in Chapter 7, and what is Joe’s advice?

2. What is Joe’s relationship with the Rector’s hair shirt in Chapter 4?

3. Who is Jim Gurrier, introduced in Chapter 8?

4. How does Joe behave at the retreat in Chapter 4?

5. Why does Joe come to believe Father Slaag is a true saint In Chapter 6?

6. What does Mr. Lane offer in order to get his children into the church school?

7. In Chapter 2, why does Joe think he wants to be like his Uncle Bobby when he grows up?

8. Why does Sister Agatha tell Joe about being a a secular priest rather than a priest in the religious order?

9. What does Father Stock tell Joe he will be doing during his first Mass in Chapter 5, and how does Joe feel about this?

10. What good news does Joe receive in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Joe’s relationship with Bill. Use examples from the text to show how Joe’s relationship with Bill develops Joe’s character and the overall themes of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the lure of sin in Wheat that Springeth Green. Use direct examples from the text of moments when Joe or others have been pulled by sin. What effect do these moments have on the overall themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing some of the imagery used in Wheat that Springeth Green. Try to find examples that involve each of the five senses. What benefit does using this imagery provide to readers?

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