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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. How does Mlle Chantal behave toward the priest?

2. What does Mlle Chantal tell the priest about her mother?

3. Why does the priest tell Seraphita that he is sad?

4. What does the priest tell Mlle Louise to do?

5. What does the priest do with the letter taken from Mlle Chantal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What advice does the doctor give the priest?

4. What happens after the priest regains consciousness?

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

6. What is the state of the priest's health in Chapter 7?

7. What is odd about the way the priest is treated at the Chateau after the death of Mme la Comtesse?

8. In addition to Mlle Chantal's behavior, what else has impacted Mme la Comtesse's life?

9. What secret and personal pain does Mme la Comtesse reveal to the priest?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The young priest is a tragic figure, made more so when he experiences the feeling of being young when riding the motorbike so close to the time of his death. What lessons does the author want the reader to learn from the young priest's life and death?

Essay Topic 2

The priest puts the needs of others ahead of his own even though he is very sick. Explain the nature of selfless love such as this. How does the priest exhibit it throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the tone of the novel as the young priest's parish experience extends. What is his demeanor at the onset? How does the tone change as the priest becomes more disillusioned with the people and circumstances of the parish? At the end, what is the priest's outlook?

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