1. How far away is the Yankee when the priest sends the guide and mules back?
(a) A day's travel on foot.
(b) About one hour away.
(c) Just on the outskirts.
(d) Just down the hill.

2. Back to the mother reading stories to her children, what does she tell them about the grown up Juan?
(a) He has grown up and now hates the Church.
(b) He has grown up and leaves for another country.
(c) He has grown up and been ordained a priest.
(d) He has grown up and become a school teacher.

3. What is Greene's continued contrast of the two priests?
(a) One has a house and the other one does not.
(b) One obeys the law and the other one does not.
(c) One has compassion and the other one has only fear.
(d) They are both afraid of death, but the priest still tries to act as a priest while Father José does not.

4. What does Father José fear if he says a prayer at the graveside?
(a) The authroities will put him in jail for blasphemy.
(b) He will get in trouble, lose his pension or even be killed for practicing his religion, which he has renounced.
(c) His police protection will be taken away if he performs a religious act.
(d) He will be mocked by the lieutenant for practicing a religion he renounced.

5. What does the priest mean when he says he won't be returning the way he came?
(a) He thinks the Yankee knows a way to escape.
(b) He has a plan to go south instead of north.
(c) He is planning to kill the mestizo before they get to the village.
(d) He is resigned to his death once he reaches the village.