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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joe learn “what the world was like, what he’d be up against if he became a priest” (28)?
(a) Hedblad’s.
(b) The cellar.
(c) Church.
(d) The ballpark.

2. What does Joe do to Mrs. Hope after she tells him of her family troubles in Chapter 7?
(a) He asks he to leave.
(b) He tells her he will pray for her.
(c) He tells her it’s her problem.
(d) He makes her a loan.

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

4. Who does Joe feel are “in a class by themselves...[having] the power to turn water and wine into [the Lord’s] body” (10).
(a) The Blessed Mother.
(b) Nuns.
(c) Priests.
(d) Saints.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joe feel he is being blamed for the Rector’s death in Chapter 4?

2. Who does Joe think he would marry if he followed his Uncle Bobby’s footsteps?

3. What does Brad hope Joe will hold a prayer for in Chapter 9?

4. At the start of Chapter 5, who is the other new priest with Joe as Father Stock tells them the order of the next day’s Mass?

5. What does Joe regret he says about Father Slaag during a poker game at St. Isodoer’s in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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