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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bob Rooney take on most of the responsibilities at his parish?
(a) He is a control freak.
(b) He is a perfectionist.
(c) His pastor thinks that is his job.
(d) His pastor has a drinking problem.

2. What does Joe’s seminary class debate during their first meeting after graduation?
(a) Secular vs. religious clergy.
(b) How to raise money for the church.
(c) Contemplation vs. doing the job of a priest.
(d) The role of church in the community.

3. Who leaves the seminary to join the Trappists in Chapter 4?
(a) Hrdlicka.
(b) Mooney.
(c) Toohey.
(d) Cooney.

4. Where does Joe go for confession with Father Day in Chapter 8?
(a) His study.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Father Day’s parish.
(d) Joe’s rectory.

5. Why does Joe feel he is being blamed for the Rector’s death in Chapter 4?
(a) Because he was the last person to see the Rector alive.
(b) Because they feel the Rector would have lived if he was wearing the hair shirt.
(c) Because he did not take the hair shirt off.
(d) Because not giving back the shirt caused the Rector too much grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about Joe’s parish as mentioned at the start of Chapter 8?

2. What “hard drinking rectory” (76) does Joe begin to frequent when he needs a break from his parishioners?

3. What does Joe’s mother say when he says he wants to be either a priest or a businessman?

4. What church is Joe appointed assistant in Chapter 6?

5. What does Joe see in the beginning of Chapter 4 in the Rector’s study while his is a seminarian?

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