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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister Agatha tell Joe to be instead of a priest of the religious order?
(a) A secular priest.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A business man.

2. What does Joe drop on Catfish Toohey’s foot during the Easter play in Chapter 2?
(a) A block of wood.
(b) A brick.
(c) The cross.
(d) A microphone.

3. What was the new pastor talking about when young Joe asked his father what she wants in church?
(a) Dollar-A-Sunday club.
(b) Sunday Mass.
(c) Catechism.
(d) Sunday school.

4. Who is the neighbor Joe thinks about in Chapter 1 who does not like him?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Roscoe.
(c) Frances.
(d) Bobby.

5. What does Joe excel at in Immaculata High School?
(a) English.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Math.
(d) Track.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe yell out to get the attention of one of the female party goers at his house in Chapter 1?

2. Who does Joe ask why God does bad things at the end of Chapter 1?

3. Who does Joe feel are “in a class by themselves...[having] the power to turn water and wine into [the Lord’s] body” (10).

4. What does 15-year-old Joe begin to do in his cellar over the summer in Chapter 3?

5. Which priest takes Joe around at the race and has a few too many drinks?

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