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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 Cure de Torcy tell the young priest about his stomach pains?
(a) He should eat better
(b) It is all in his head
(c) He should see a specialist
(d) He should take an antacid

2. What does Mme la Comtesse tell the priest about her husband?
(a) He has a terminal illness
(b) He is a homosexual
(c) He is a devoted husband
(d) He has had many affairs

3. What does the priest recall about his life?
(a) No one has treated him with injustice
(b) He is angry about his childhood
(c) He regrets his choice of profession
(d) He has always felt loved

4. Why does the Cure de Torcy scold the priest regarding Mme la Comtesse?
(a) For not hearing the woman's confession
(b) For not writing down the notes from the meeting
(c) For not giving the woman the Last Rites
(d) For letting her throw the memento of her son into the fire

5. What does the doctor advise the priest to eat?
(a) Lemonade
(b) Milk and water with sugar
(c) Bread
(d) Pasta

Short Answer Questions

1. What does M. le Comte find in the priest's papers that upsets him?

2. What does the priest do regarding his health this morning?

3. Where is the doctor that the young priest wants to see?

4. With whom had Mme la Comtesse made peace before her death?

5. How does Mlle Chantal behave toward the priest?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what circumstances does the priest feel youthful for the first time in his life?

2. Explain how the situation with the medallion is the climax of the novel.

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

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

5. Why is Mme la Comtesse adamant about sending Mlle Chantal to finishing school?

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

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

8. How does the young priest suffer a crisis of confidence in himself and in his work?

9. Why has the girl, Seraphita, tied a string tightly around her leg?

10. Explain the tragic irony of the events following the priest's visit with Mme la Comtesse.

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