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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. Why does Joe feel he is being blamed for the Rector’s death in Chapter 4?

2. Why does Bob Rooney take on most of the responsibilities at his parish?

3. How many years does Joe spend at Archdiocesan Charities?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Joe and Ivy’s conversation about God at the end of Chapter 1.

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

4. What is Joe’s impression of the new curate when he arrives in Chapter 11?

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

6. Why does Joe think his appointment with Father Slaag makes perfect sense?

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

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

9. Describe Joe’s confession to Father Day in Chapter 8.

10. What does Brad offer to give Joe for his church bulletin in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Joe’s conflict between being a pastor and needing to keep the church financially secure. What does Joe feel about this role? Use direct examples from the text to support your viewpoint.

Essay Topic 2

Joe experiences personal changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Joe change and in what ways does he remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of Wheat that Springeth Green?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance baseball has in Wheat that Springeth Green. Use examples from the text to support your argument.

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