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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the lieutenant eager to hunt down the priest?
(a) He has an intense hatred of priests and the church.
(b) He thinks hunting a man is better than hunting deer.
(c) He sees it as a chance for a promotion.
(d) He wants the Police Chief's job.

2. What does the stranger leave behind at Mr. Trench's house?
(a) A straw hat.
(b) A novel.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A catalog.

3. What is Greene's contrast between the two priests in the story?
(a) One refuses his responsibility but the other tries to run away from responsibility.
(b) The only difference is that one of them is married.
(c) Both men are sinners and cannot be considered good priests, yet they choose very different paths.
(d) One is a whisky priest and the other is not.

4. What does Captain Fellows learn about the policeman?
(a) That he comes from Oaxaca.
(b) That he has a warrant for the captain's arrest.
(c) That he is looking for land to buy.
(d) That he is a lieutenant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the mother rebukes her son for only being interested in the killing, how does the son reply?

2. Who is the last priest on the run from the police?

3. How does Greene set up the scene to show the despair of Father José?

4. What is Father José's final answer to the bereaved family?

5. What does Mr. Trench's guest say about the town?

(see the answer key)

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