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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After the brandy is taken, what does the priest do?
2. Who is the last priest on the run from the police?
3. Where is Captain Fellows headed down river in a canoe?
4. In the cantina, who is the man the priest bumps into?
5. How does the Chief of Police react when he sees the alcohol?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Greene establishes the character of Father José.
2. All that is left of the church is a priest who renounced his religion and the stranger, a whiskey priest. How does the woman's husband sum up their reality?
3. How does Captain Fellows present ambivalent feelings about the priest?
4. Why is he not welcome in his home town?
5. Just as the mass is concluding, what occurs in the village?
6. What happens when the priest accidentally bumps into a red shirt in the cantina?
7. How do Mr. Trench and the priest meet?
8. How does Greene show more of the priest's humility and contrition?
9. Coral Fellows presents a reaction to the lieutenant. Describe the conversation with her father.
10. Why does Mr. Trench invite the man into his house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Critique the novel. Imagining yourself as a book reviewer, write a critique of THE POWER AND THE GLORY discussing Graham Greene's style, vocabulary, symbolism, and ability to maintain the interest of the reader. Rate it from one to five stars where five stars is excellent. Explain why you would or would not recommend it to someone else to read.
Essay Topic 2
A main theme of the novel is the inner struggle of the priest. Write a paper explaining how Greene uses the priest's weaknesses to demonstrate his real strengths. In your paper, discuss the importance of self forgiveness considering that all people make mistakes in their lives.
Essay Topic 3
Interestingly, it is a pair of Lutherans who offer the greatest help to the priest. Write a paper on the importance of religious tolerance in the world. Include in your paper how religious intolerance creates multiple problems that work against peaceful co-existence.
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