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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. What does the lieutenant tell Captain Fellows he is doing?
(a) He is campaigning for governor.
(b) He is taking a census.
(c) He is looking for a priest wanted for treason.
(d) He is looking for a good place to fish.

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

3. What does Coral find in the barn that makes her empathize with the Priest's pain?
(a) A series of small crosses he drew on the wall.
(b) Tear stains on the blanket she gave him to sleep on.
(c) The small case he left behind.
(d) A broken wine bottle.

4. On his morning walk, what does Mr. Trench hear?
(a) A monkey chattering in the trees.
(b) A man speaking English.
(c) The sound of an explosion.
(d) Horses racing into town.

5. Why does Coral tell her father she would not allow the lieutenant to search the place?
(a) She tells him she wanted to make the lieutenant angry.
(b) She tells him she had forgotten to hide the last batch of whisky.
(c) She tells him that she did not trust the lieutenant.
(d) She tells him they had no right to do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Trench feel when the man leaves with the boy?

2. What is the situation as the novel opens?

3. What does Father José fear if he says a prayer at the graveside?

4. How does Captain Fellows refuse the priest's request for brandy?

5. For what is the church in town being used?

(see the answer key)

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