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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. Who sends the young priest two hundred francs?

2. Why is Mlle Chantal being sent away to a boarding school?

3. What is another subject the young priest thinks he should study?

4. Which child seems to hold some promise out of all the students?

5. How does the priest describe the look on Mitonnet's face when the priest enters the presbytery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What budget-related decision has the young priest reversed?

2. How does the priest feel about the decision to hire a housekeeper?

3. Explain the embarrassing situation the priest has with a local grocer.

4. Explain Dr. Delbende's position on religion as he explains it to the young priest.

5. Explain how the Dean of Blangermont lectures to the young priest about balancing religion and business.

6. What advice does the young priest receive from M. le Comte from the Chateau?

7. In addition to the injustice seen in Dr. Delbende's life, how else does the author show the theme of injustice in this chapter?

8. How has the young priest come to think about his parish so far?

9. Explain the perceptions the young priest has of the people in the parish.

10. Where is the young priest's parish and how long has he been there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do a character sketch on the Cure de Torcy. What role does he play in the novel? What role does he play in the young priest's life?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of pride and arrogance in the young priest's life? Does he feel he is elevated in the eyes of the parishioners? In his own eyes? Why does he look down upon Louis Duprety who leaves the priesthood?

Essay Topic 3

The young doctor considers suicide as a resolution for his health problems. Do you think he will go through with it? Why is that not an option for the priest? Is it because of fear of eternal damnation? Or the grace earned through suffering? Explain.

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