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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. Who is the neighbor Joe thinks about in Chapter 1 who does not like him?
2. What does Father Stock tell Joe and Toohey that the new priests will be doing, which Joe disagrees with?
3. During a lecture, Joe asks how to make what as attractive as sex to the common man?
4. What does Joe begin to carry to fend off Boots?
5. For what reason does Lefty suggest Joe was sent to Charities?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sister Agatha tell Joe about being a a secular priest rather than a priest in the religious order?
2. What does Mr. Lane offer in order to get his children into the church school?
3. How does Joe behave at the retreat in Chapter 4?
4. Describe Joe’s confession to Father Day in Chapter 8.
5. Why does Lefty feel Joe is in line to be next Director at Charities, and how does this leave Joe feeling?
6. What does Father Stock tell Joe he will be doing during his first Mass in Chapter 5, and how does Joe feel about this?
7. What does Ed Butler discuss with Joe in Chapter 7, and what is Joe’s advice?
8. What does Joe give to Father Stock in hopes he will decide against the special collection?
9. What does Brad’s pastor tell Joe at the end of Chapter 9?
10. What is Joe’s relationship with the Rector’s hair shirt in Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance baseball has in Wheat that Springeth Green. Use examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring the author’s choice to include Joe’s inner thoughts / imaginary conversations in the novel. Why might the author have done this and what impact does this have on the story? Use some examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Joe’s suburban rectory to his final station at Holy Cross. What does this final assignment signify for Joe as a pastor?
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