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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 reason does Joe give for why Brad was fired from the newspaper?

2. When Joe returns to the rectory after the retreat, who is missing?

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

4. What is one of Joe’s criticisms of the new curates first Mass in Chapter 12?

5. Who picks Conklin up after dinner in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Joe and Father Felix typically do together on the weekends?

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

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

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

7. Where does Joe go at the start of Chapter 19 and who is in charge while he is gone?

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

9. What do Lefty and Joe watch happens on TV while at Joe’s rectory in Chapter 27?

10. How is the curate dressed when he goes to Joe’s office in Chapter 13, and what does Joe tell the curate to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay outlining Joe’s relationship with alcohol throughout the novel. How does his drinking begin? When is it at its worst? What does his drinking represent?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the author’s choice to include Joe’s inner thoughts / imaginary conversations in the novel. Why might the author have done this and what impact does this have on the story? Use some examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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