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

2. Who makes a date with Joe, but says it will cost him $20?

3. What happens to the Rector the day Joe was to return his hair shirt?

4. What happens to Joe at the end of Chapter 3, which ends his relationship with Dora and Frances?

5. For which retiring pastor is Father Butler considering collecting a purse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joe give to Father Stock in hopes he will decide against the special collection?

2. How does Joe behave at the retreat in Chapter 4?

3. Describe Joe and Ivy’s conversation about God at the end of Chapter 1.

4. What is Joe’s impression of the new curate when he arrives in Chapter 11?

5. What good news does Joe receive in Chapter 10?

6. Why does Lefty feel Joe is in line to be next Director at Charities, and how does this leave Joe feeling?

7. Why does Joe come to believe Father Slaag is a true saint In Chapter 6?

8. What does Brad offer to give Joe for his church bulletin in Chapter 9?

9. What does Brad’s pastor tell Joe at the end of Chapter 9?

10. What does Brad call Joe asking if he will have his parishioners pray for in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe experiences personal changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Joe change and in what ways does he remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of Wheat that Springeth Green?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the significance of the hair shirt in Wheat that Springeth Green. What does it symbolize in regards to Joe’s spiritual journey?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Joe’s relationship with Bill. Use examples from the text to show how Joe’s relationship with Bill develops Joe’s character and the overall themes of the novel.

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