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Why is the priest on the run from the police at the beginning of the novel?
Why is the priest on the run from the police at the beginning of the novel?
- He committed a crime
- He is a political activist
- He is the last remaining clergyman in a state where religion has been outlawed (correct)
- He was involved in a scandal
What is the priest's original destination at the beginning of the novel?
What is the priest's original destination at the beginning of the novel?
- A town called Carmen
- A plantation owner's estate
- A boat that will take him out of the capital city (correct)
- A village where he used to live and work as pastor
Where does the priest hide out after missing his boat?
Where does the priest hide out after missing his boat?
- A house in the capital city
- A barn on a plantation owner's estate (correct)
- A village where he used to live and work as pastor
- A town called Carmen
Who does the priest befriend on the plantation owner's estate?
Who does the priest befriend on the plantation owner's estate?
Who does the priest meet in the village where he used to live and work as pastor?
Who does the priest meet in the village where he used to live and work as pastor?
What does the priest do for the villagers in the town square?
What does the priest do for the villagers in the town square?
What does the lieutenant do when he arrives in the village?
What does the lieutenant do when he arrives in the village?
Who does the priest meet on his way to the town of Carmen?
Who does the priest meet on his way to the town of Carmen?
Why does the lieutenant not realize that he has found the priest in the village?
Why does the lieutenant not realize that he has found the priest in the village?
What is the priest's occupation?
What is the priest's occupation?
What is the mestizo's likely intention in following the priest?
What is the mestizo's likely intention in following the priest?
Why does the priest return to the capital city?
Why does the priest return to the capital city?
What does the man at the hotel sell to the priest?
What does the man at the hotel sell to the priest?
What happens to the priest after he is caught with the bottle of brandy?
What happens to the priest after he is caught with the bottle of brandy?
Who does the priest meet at the abandoned estate of the Fellows?
Who does the priest meet at the abandoned estate of the Fellows?
What does the priest do after meeting the Indian woman?
What does the priest do after meeting the Indian woman?
Why does the priest agree to accompany the mestizo back across the border?
Why does the priest agree to accompany the mestizo back across the border?
What does the lieutenant take to the priest on the night before his execution?
What does the lieutenant take to the priest on the night before his execution?
What does the boy realize about the executed priest?
What does the boy realize about the executed priest?
What does the boy do when he finds a priest at his door?
What does the boy do when he finds a priest at his door?
What is the main difference between Juan's story of martyrdom and the priest's?
What is the main difference between Juan's story of martyrdom and the priest's?
What is Greene trying to convey through the priest's observation of the wanted poster?
What is Greene trying to convey through the priest's observation of the wanted poster?
What is the theme that extends beyond storytelling to other forms of representation?
What is the theme that extends beyond storytelling to other forms of representation?
What is the relationship between love and hate in the novel?
What is the relationship between love and hate in the novel?
What does the priest realize about his own humility?
What does the priest realize about his own humility?
What is the result of the priest's despair over his weakness and inability to be humble?
What is the result of the priest's despair over his weakness and inability to be humble?
What does the novel suggest about the nature of seeming opposites?
What does the novel suggest about the nature of seeming opposites?
What is the significance of the priest's and the lieutenant's meeting at the end of the novel?
What is the significance of the priest's and the lieutenant's meeting at the end of the novel?
What is the significance of the beauty the priest finds in moments of greatest suffering and hardship?
What is the significance of the beauty the priest finds in moments of greatest suffering and hardship?
What is the main theme explored in the novel's portrayal of the priest and the lieutenant?
What is the main theme explored in the novel's portrayal of the priest and the lieutenant?
What is the main characteristic of an idealist?
What is the main characteristic of an idealist?
What is the lieutenant's downfall according to the text?
What is the lieutenant's downfall according to the text?
What is the priest's attitude towards suffering and death?
What is the priest's attitude towards suffering and death?
What is the theme illustrated by the story of Juan, the young martyr?
What is the theme illustrated by the story of Juan, the young martyr?
What is the result of the lieutenant's inability to bring about his ideals?
What is the result of the lieutenant's inability to bring about his ideals?
What is the difference between the lieutenant and the priest?
What is the difference between the lieutenant and the priest?
What is the danger of the lieutenant's idealism?
What is the danger of the lieutenant's idealism?
What is the focus of the novel's exploration of storytelling?
What is the focus of the novel's exploration of storytelling?
What is the outcome of the lieutenant's dreams of 'starting over' and erasing history?
What is the outcome of the lieutenant's dreams of 'starting over' and erasing history?
What is the priest's approach to helping the poor?
What is the priest's approach to helping the poor?
