Wheat That Springeth Green Test | Final Test - Hard

J.F. Powers
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Wheat That Springeth Green Test | Final Test - Hard

J.F. Powers
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why is Joe concerned about finding out Father Bill’s full name?

2. Who does Joe try to write a letter to after receiving the bad news of his assessment?

3. Tom, the FBI agent, asks Joe why Greg did not do what in Chapter 25?

4. What reason does Joe give for why Brad was fired from the newspaper?

5. What thing that Joe had never seen does he liken the priesthood to in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Joe’s two criticisms of Bill’s first Mass in Chapter 12?

2. Who is Bill’s friend Conklin?

3. What news do they receive while on retreat in Chapter 19 and how does Joe deal with the news?

4. What does Joe say to Bill about how he feels about the people of their parish?

5. How does Joe end up alone during Bill’s dinner party at the end of Chapter 16?

6. What is Joe disappointed to learn the curate cannot do, and what does Joe do about this in Chapter 13?

7. What is Brad’s news about Great Badger’s Shopping News in Chapter 25?

8. What is Joe’s explanation to Bill for not asking him his full name?

9. What happens as a result of the attempted robbery Joe and Lefty are seen to have thwarted at Great Badger?

10. What is Joe’s imaginary conversation with the Arch regarding his assessment like in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of Wheat that Springeth Green?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the ending of Wheat the Springeth Green. What does this ending say about Joe’s spiritual journey?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the lure of sin in Wheat that Springeth Green. Use direct examples from the text of moments when Joe or others have been pulled by sin. What effect do these moments have on the overall themes of the novel?

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