Summary

In Chapter 5, Patricia is introduced the seminarian who is also living in the rectory while studying to become a priest. Although they agree about “absolutely nothing,” he and Patricia are comfortable together and enjoy each other’s company. Nevertheless, Patricia feels she may be a bad influence on him. She teases him about sexual fetishes, but he appreciates the education as he feels it will be useful knowledge for him in his future role as a religious counsellor.

Patricia wants to take the Church’s Gay Inkblot Test, which is supposed to indicate homosexuality. He seminarian rolls his eyes and tells her she’s not a lesbian because she wears dresses. The seminarian believes he has celibate powers and has devised a “celibacy block” to protect himself from female lust. He says he would like to watch a woman wash his clothes in...