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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 does Joe drink in his bathroom in the morning the Archbishop is arriving for the blessing?

2. What reason does Joe give to Dr. Wylie for his need to get tested for VD?

3. Why is Joe concerned about finding out Father Bill’s full name?

4. What does the health inspector tell Joe he is suspected of in Chapter 26?

5. What church does Bill admit to Joe he had hoped to be sent to because he had taught catechism there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Joe react when Bill tells him he would like to help him collect money from delinquent parishioners?

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

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

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

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

9. What is Joe disappointed to learn the curate cannot do, and what does Joe do about this in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Wheat that Springeth Green’s commentary on the Catholic Church.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Joe’s suburban rectory to his final station at Holy Cross. What does this final assignment signify for Joe as a pastor?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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