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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, "A Priest Forever".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James hopes his ROTC unit is picked to march in whose parade?
(a) Eisenhower's.
(b) Hoover's.
(c) Kennedy's.
(d) Nixon's.

2. Joe and his family leave Chicago for FBI training. After training, where are they assigned?
(a) Indianapolis.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

3. Who is excommunicated?
(a) Some traditional Paulists.
(b) Some modernist Paulists.
(c) Some modernists Bendictines.
(d) Some traditional Benedictines.

4. Why does James keep secret that he met and was kissed by Pope John XXIII?
(a) He is shy.
(b) He does not think anyone would believe him.
(c) No one is allowed to know.
(d) He feels guilty about advantages he receives.

5. The author reflects on perceptions that he and his father give up worlds they love. Why?
(a) For their country.
(b) For war.
(c) For peace.
(d) For what they want.

Short Answer Questions

1. James recalls when he and his fellow candidates lie prostrate on the cold stone floor of St. Paul the Apostle Church. What ceremony is this?

2. Who is the FBI resolved to bring down?

3. What does Carroll's DIA report show?

4. James is a boy in southern Alexandria and raised in what traditions?

5. On what does James learn Catholic beliefs in scripture, events and characters are based?

(see the answer key)

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