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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. For what is the church in town being used?
(a) It has been turned into a hospital.
(b) It has been made into a hotel.
(c) It is used to stable horses.
(d) It is now the treasury building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes his escape doubly difficult?

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

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

4. What is the situation as the novel opens?

5. What do the police suspect about the priest?

(see the answer key)

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