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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 tell the new curate he gave up doing during his sermons?

2. Who does Lefty tell Joe had actually contracted VD?

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

4. What does Father Demetrius spend most of the retreat talking about?

5. Why do Lefty and Joe become sudden heroes in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joe say to Bill when he tells him that Mr. Lane asked if they were taking donations in Chapter 24?

2. What happens as a result of the attempted robbery Joe and Lefty are seen to have thwarted at Great Badger?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the Captain of the highway department say when Joe tries to get him to find out the new curate’s full name?

9. Why does the Board of Health visit Joe in Chapter 26?

10. Who is Bill’s friend Conklin?

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 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 3

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.

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