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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the boy insist that the stranger go with him?
(a) His sister is having a baby.
(b) His mother is sick.
(c) His horse is sick.
(d) His brother broke his arm.

2. What is happening to the priests in this Mexican state?
(a) The priests are given twenty-four hours to leave the country.
(b) The priests that have not escaped have been hunted down and killed.
(c) Priests are being sent to concentration camps.
(d) The priests are being sent to the mine quarries.

3. What does the lieutenant see on his walk through the town?
(a) He sees all the old symbols of the Church he has helped destroy.
(b) He sees Mr. Trench walking as though he had been drinking.
(c) He sees old women making the sign of the cross.
(d) He sees many new shops and a lot of business.

4. What weakness does the priest have causes him more difficulty?
(a) He is addicted to sex.
(b) He is a kleptomaniac.
(c) He is vain about his appearance.
(d) He is an alcoholic.

5. Where is the former priest who renounced his faith and married his housekeeper?
(a) Father José is working in the police station.
(b) Father José is teaching in the school.
(c) Father José is sitting in his house reflecting on his poor life.
(d) Father José is hiding in the jungle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the situation as the novel opens?

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

3. What is the secret sin of the running priest?

4. Why does the Police Chief think it will be difficult to identify the priest?

5. What does the stranger leave behind at Mr. Trench's house?

(see the answer key)

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