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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 the priest tell Mlle Louise to do?

2. Why does Mlle Louise come to the priest in a disheveled state?

3. Who does the priest meet at Louis' house?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the priest's diary entry on the night before he leaves for Lille?

8. The book ends not with a diary entry but a letter. Explain the originator of the letter and its contents.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Another important theme in the book is injustice. Who are the characters who are most affected by injustice in life? How do these characters manage their lives? Do any of the characters rise above their situations or do they stay mired in the inequities of life?

Essay Topic 2

The young priest compares himself and his parish to a small boy leading cattle out of the cold, drizzly night into a barn. Explain the metaphor the young priest has written regarding his role in the parish.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the parish the way the young priest finds it when he arrives. What does it look like? Who are the people? What are the people like?

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