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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 does the priest contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Leaving the priesthood
(b) Revising the catechism curriculum
(c) Holding a fundraiser
(d) Surrendering his parish

2. Where does the doctor examine the priest?
(a) In a clinic
(b) In his office
(c) In the hospital
(d) In his home

3. What does the canon warn the priest about regarding Mlle Chantal?
(a) She has a contagious disease
(b) She plans to make a big scene at the funeral
(c) Different stories about her meetings with the priest
(d) She is hysterical about her mother's death

4. What beverages seem to increase the young priest's stomach pains?
(a) Sangria and gin
(b) Coffee and gin
(c) Coffee and whiskey
(d) Bourbon and wine

5. How does Mlle Chantal behave toward the priest?
(a) She weeps on his shoulder
(b) She will not leave his side
(c) She ignores him
(d) She is in shock

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the priest injure his fingers and arm?

2. What does the doctor advise the priest to eat?

3. What does the canon see on the priest's kitchen table?

4. What is the content of the letter Mme la Comtesse sends to the priest?

5. What does Mme la Comtesse throw into the fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the priest uncomfortable in the presence of the doctor?

2. What is the Cure de Torcy's simplistic advice for the young priest who feels he is suffering a crisis of faith and vocation?

3. What does the priest learn from the sacristan regarding the general perception people have of him?

4. Where does the priest go after his doctor's appointment in Lille?

5. Describe the meeting between the priest and M. le Comte.

6. Why does Mlle Louise come to see the priest and what does he advise her?

7. What is the diagnosis of the young priest's disease?

8. Describe the encounter between the priest and Mlle Chantal.

9. Explain the irony of the doctor's physical health.

10. In what ways does the canon attempt to help the young priest manage his life?

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