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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 does Seraphita leave behind in the classroom?

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

3. With whom does the priest meet to arrange Mme la Comtesse's funeral?

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

5. Why is Seraphita sad when she talks to the priest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What advice does the doctor give the priest?

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

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

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

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

8. What does the priest note about his illness in Chapter 6?

9. How does the priest attempt to break down the emotional barriers Mme la Comtesse has set up around herself?

10. How does the priest handle the matter of Mlle Chantal with Mme la Comtesse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The young priest knows that something unusual is going on at the Chateau but he is reluctant to get involved in family matters without being asked. What is going on at the Chateau? Why do both Mlle Louise and Mlle Chantal seek out the priest on separate occasions? Which girl is telling the truth? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Of all the people who have attempted to damage the young priest's reputation, Seraphita is the only one who actually makes amends. Why is this young girl the only person who has a conscious regarding the right and wrong of what she has done? Is it because the priest had acknowledged her potential and she is finally living up to it? Or has she received some intervention of grace?

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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