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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What were the priest's last words?
(a) "I am heartily sorry."
(b) "Mother Mary, pray for me."
(c) "It is finished."
(d) "Grace is everywhere."
2. What does the priest now think is the source of his pain?
(a) Heart
(b) Stomach
(c) Lungs
(d) Kidneys
3. What torments the priest at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) The suicide of Dr. Delbende
(b) The vindictive parishioners
(c) His inability to pray
(d) The gossiping girls
4. What does Seraphita leave behind in the classroom?
(a) A hat
(b) Gloves
(c) A backpack
(d) A handkerchief
5. Why does Mme la Comte say her daughter is being sent away?
(a) She is jealous of her governess
(b) She needs an advanced education
(c) She wants her to find a rich husband
(d) She wants to travel
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the priest spend the night after meeting with M. le Comte?
2. Where is the doctor that the young priest wants to see?
3. What does Mlle Chantal tell the priest about her mother?
4. What does Mme la Comtesse tell the priest about her husband?
5. Where is the priest at the beginning of Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the situation with the medallion is the climax of the novel.
2. Why is Mme la Comtesse adamant about sending Mlle Chantal to finishing school?
3. What advice does the doctor give the priest?
4. What is the state of the priest's health in Chapter 7?
5. Why was the priest uncomfortable in the presence of the doctor?
6. Why does Mlle Louise come to see the priest and what does he advise her?
7. The book ends not with a diary entry but a letter. Explain the originator of the letter and its contents.
8. What happens after the priest regains consciousness?
9. Explain the irony of the doctor's physical health.
10. What is the Cure de Torcy's simplistic advice for the young priest who feels he is suffering a crisis of faith and vocation?
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