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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joe call and criticize the way the assessment was handled in Chapter 21?
(a) Rooney.
(b) Cooney.
(c) Toohey.
(d) Mooney.

2. What does Joe drink in his bathroom in the morning the Archbishop is arriving for the blessing?
(a) Gin.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Beer.

3. What does Joe learn Lefty and Father Power did to Conklin?
(a) Went to the bar with him.
(b) Made fun of his mistress.
(c) Shaved half his moustache off.
(d) Kicked him out of the rectory.

4. What church does Bill admit to Joe he had hoped to be sent to because he had taught catechism there?
(a) Charities.
(b) St. Joe’s.
(c) Holy Faith.
(d) Holy Cross.

5. What bothers Joe about the curate’s attire at the start of Chapter 13?
(a) It is too formal.
(b) It is too casual.
(c) It does not match.
(d) It is ill-fitting.

6. What does Father Demetrius spend most of the retreat talking about?
(a) Stories from the penitentiary.
(b) The attendance problem at his conferences.
(c) Stories from his childhood.
(d) The decline of the priesthood.

7. Why is Barb worried about her son Greg in Chapter 23?
(a) He is getting bad grades in school.
(b) He quit his job.
(c) He will not help around the house.
(d) He refuses to go to war.

8. Where does Joe learn Mr. Barnes is now working after being fired from the Licensed Vinters?
(a) Hedblad’s.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The ball park.
(d) Badger.

9. When Joe returns to the rectory after the retreat, who is missing?
(a) The Chancery.
(b) Bill.
(c) Mrs. P.
(d) Father Felix.

10. Who stands outside the bathroom door trying to get Joe to come out in Chapter 28?
(a) The Archbishop.
(b) Brad.
(c) Bill.
(d) Father Felix.

11. Who visits Joe regarding Greg in Chapter 25?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The local police.
(c) Brad.
(d) The CIA.

12. What does the Archbishop tell Joe he would like to do soon when they run into each other at the barbershop in Chapter 28?
(a) Cut Joe’s hair himself.
(b) Make a large donation.
(c) Be a hero like Joe.
(d) Bless his new rectory.

13. Where is Bill when he calls Joe during dinner?
(a) Potter’s.
(b) Bow Wow.
(c) Conklin’s.
(d) Conklin’s mistress’s house.

14. Who arrives at the annual retreat in a “flashy Black Chrysler” (206)?
(a) Cooney.
(b) Joe.
(c) Mooney.
(d) Father Stock.

15. Who does Lefty tell Joe had actually contracted VD?
(a) Conklin.
(b) Potter.
(c) Bill.
(d) Father Felix.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Potter suggest creates a barrier between priests and regular people?

2. Why does Lefty Beeman call Joe at the start of Chapter 20?

3. Who enters when Joe is on the phone with Dom in Chapter 26?

4. What baseball team does Joe like to watch?

5. Where does Brad say he has landed a new job?

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