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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. No longer Father James, a priest, what is James Carroll?
(a) A writer.
(b) An engineer.
(c) A businessman.
(d) A painter.

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

3. How does Joe feel about leaving the seminary?
(a) Like a disgrace.
(b) He is unsure.
(c) He is sad.
(d) He is confident.

4. How does James get to know Monsignor Chess?
(a) He is the priest at James' church.
(b) He teaches at James' school.
(c) James caddies for him and his father.
(d) James' works for him in the rectory.

5. How many generals attend the reception following at the Officers' Club?
(a) Only one.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Five.
(d) One hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. After receiving his award at Georgetown University, what does the author receive?

2. What does being a priest preaching his first sermon make apparent about James?

3. What is outlined in this chapter of background history?

4. President Kennedy reverses nuclear thinking through speeches, the Test Ban Treaty and what else?

5. How is James, Joe and Mary's second son, born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Joseph's and Mary's roles in their family?

2. What does James realize about his desire to enter the seminary?

3. What are the two tracks James sees in his life in Wiesbaden?

4. How does James change from his pro-war attitude?

5. What do Joe and Mary do for their Chicago guests and relatives from Chicago?

6. How is the Carroll family's experience in Washington, D.C.?

7. How does James perceive his family's time in Germany?

8. Why is FDR an admired president?

9. How does Roosevelt's inauguration differ from past presidential inaugurations?

10. What government position does Joe Carroll have in Europe?

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