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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. What prompts Mr. Trench to invite the stranger to his house?

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

3. Where is Captain Fellows' wife when he reaches his house?

4. What makes his escape doubly difficult?

5. What does Mr. Trench regret when he sees a man selling mineral water?

Short Essay Questions

1. The mother who reads religious stories to her children is important in the story. How does Greene use this family to punctuate the fact that the common people want the Church returned?

2. Describe the scene in the town as Mr. Trench walks through it.

3. What transpires in the police station the morning the stranger arrives in the town?

4. How does Captain Fellows present ambivalent feelings about the priest?

5. After the priest gets his bottle of wine, what happens to it?

6. What happens when the priest accidentally bumps into a red shirt in the cantina?

7. Explain how Greene establishes the character of Father José.

8. 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?

9. As the lieutenant walks through the town, what indicates that he is the main antagonist in the novel?

10. Back at the banana plantation, how does Greene emphasize the character of Coral Fellows?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The boy is the blank page on which character is to be written. Write a paper on how youthful idolization of a man is in conflict with the values received at home. Make specific reference to the boy's early beliefs and his position on the church at the end of the novel. See if you can include a personal instance where one of your earlier opinions has changed. Perhaps you can cite an instance of a sports hero who misbehaved and disappointed young fans.

Essay Topic 2

In meeting his daughter, Brigetta, the priest is aware of an immense load of responsibility not distinguishable from love. Write a paper on how you feel that love makes one obligated to the person loved. Use examples of parents and young children and older children with aged parents. Relate the idea to your sense of obligation to someone you love.

Essay Topic 3

The mother is symbolic of nurturing mothers the world over. Write a paper about a mother's protectiveness of her children and the lengths she will go to in order to keep them safe, both physically and spiritually. In writing the paper, include the woman who was in jail for possessing religious literature. Assess what that signifies for the mother who has religious stories to read to her children.

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