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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "The Pope Speaks".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Irish Chicago of that day, what does a refusal to become a priest after twelve years of seminary make Joe Carroll?
(a) A spoiled priest.
(b) A thief.
(c) A mean-spirited priest.
(d) A cheat.

2. Where does the author secretly throw his Georgetown University prize?
(a) In the Atlantic ocean.
(b) In the woods behind the seminary.
(c) In the Potomac.
(d) Into the swamp behind the seminary.

3. The Touhy manhunt takes on the wartime symbolism of a hunt for who?
(a) Communists.
(b) Nazis.
(c) Russians.
(d) Hitler.

4. Who does James feel shame to admit is his childhood neighbor on Generals' Row?
(a) Father Frank Miller.
(b) Robert F. Kennedy.
(c) General Curtis Lemay.
(d) President Herbert Hoover.

5. What does Joe junior undergo a dozen of over the next fifteen years?
(a) Hypnosis.
(b) Acupuncture appointments.
(c) Therapy sessions.
(d) Operations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the newly-ordained priest?

2. How does James perceive the Carroll family's time in Germany?

3. How does Joe's childhood compare to the social standing he later achieves?

4. The rank General Carroll achieves allows his family to have friendships among what group of people?

5. Who symbolically unites the Elvis sexuality and the priestly celibacy?

(see the answer key)

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