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

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

4. Where is Greg according to the postcard Joe receives from him in Chapter 25?

5. In Chapter 26, the Inspector proceeds to read Joe regulations regarding the reporting of what health issue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Joe feel about having the local Cheerleaders at the blessing of his rectory?

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

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

7. What does McMaster, Mac, tell Joe that Cooney did at the end of Chapter 24?

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

9. What is Joe trying to get Father Felix to do at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 explaining the significance of the title of the novel. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of Wheat that Springeth Green?

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