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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. Who does Lefty tell Joe had actually contracted VD?

2. What does Bill invite Father Felix to do after Joe had told him he can take an early bus home?

3. Who enters when Joe is on the phone with Dom in Chapter 26?

4. What does Joe tell the new curate he gave up doing during his sermons?

5. Who is sent to the hospital just before the retreat’s end in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Joe’s explanation to Bill for not asking him his full name?

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

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

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

5. What does Mrs. P. tell Joe that Bill did while he was on retreat?

6. What does Barb tell Joe about her son Greg when she runs into him at the Badger liquor store?

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

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

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

10. What does Joe say to Bill about how he feels about the people of their parish?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the significance of the hair shirt in Wheat that Springeth Green. What does it symbolize in regards to Joe’s spiritual journey?

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