SparkNotes: The Power and the Glory: Quiz

Why is the priest searching for a bottle of wine in Chapter Two of Part II?

(A) Because he is a "whiskey priest" and he craves alcohol

(B) Because he wants to offer some to the people he meets in order to win their trust

(C) Because he wants to have it for mass

(D) Because he needs a gift to bring to a wedding he has been invited to in Carmen

Why does the gang of men chase the priest through the streets of the capital?

(A) Because they recognize that he is the priest

(B) Because they mistake him for the gringo

(C) Because they catch him trying to steal a bottle of wine from them

(D) Because they discover a bottle of brandy in his coat pocket

Why does the mestizo want to turn the priest over to the authorities?

(A) Because he wants the reward money

(B) Because he hates what priests have done to his country

(C) Because he had a bad experience with priests in his childhood

(D) Because there's nothing else to do

What kind of animal does the priest allow the sick mestizo to ride during their brief journey together?

(A) A camel

(B) A horse

(C) A mule

(D) An unusually large antelope

What is Mrs. Fellows most afraid of?

(A) Death

(B) Armed rebellion by the peasants

(C) Flash floods during the rainy season

(D) Her husband's facial hair

What is Mr. Tench's occupation?

(A) Dentist

(B) Policeman

(C) Plantation Owner

(D) Water-ski Instructor

Where does the priest have his final conversation with Brigida?

(A) At an abandoned churchyard

(B) In the jail cell the day before he is executed

(C) Near the rubbish pile

(D) On a boat headed towards Vera Cruz

Who is the lieutenant's boss?

(A) The Fuja

(B) The jufo

(C) The juju

(D) The jefe

Who refuses to have the priest hear his confession?

(A) Fidel Castro

(B) The lieutenant

(C) Mr. Tench

(D) The gringo

What is one reason Mr. Lehr dislikes Catholicism?

(A) Because he believes Catholics are evil people

(B) Because he believes Catholics are too interested in meaningless ritual

(C) Because he is an atheist and believes all religion is harmful

(D) Because a nun killed his dog

What is the priest trying to do in the beginning of the novel?

(A) Find a guide to take him to the border

(B) Find his daughter

(C) Get on a boat

(D) Try out for "Real World Chiapas"

For what does the priest fight the crippled dog?

(A) A bone

(B) A scrap of bacon

(C) A place to sleep for the night

(D) The remote control

Why does the priest tell the prisoners who he is?

(A) So they won't kill him

(B) Because he thinks it is pointless to try to hide any longer

(C) Because he wants to say mass in the jail cell

(D) To impress them

What is the name of the priest's daughter?

(A) Belinda

(B) Maria

(C) Coral

(D) Brigida

Why does the lieutenant begin taking hostages?

(A) Because he hates the townspeople and wants them to suffer

(B) Because he wishes to impress the governor with his strategy

(C) Because he wants the people to turn the priest in and thinks this will work

(D) Because he wants more friends

Who is Mr. Tench with when he witnesses the priest's execution?

(A) Mrs. Tench

(B) His hygienist

(C) The lieutenant

(D) The jefe

Where is Mr. Tench from?

(A) England

(B) Germany

(C) The United States

(D) Guatemala

What does the priest do in the boy's dream at the end of the novel?

(A) Lifts his hand

(B) Says something that sounds like "excuse"

(C) Flickers his eyelid

(D) Exhales slowly

Who is Juan?

(A) A priest who has gotten married

(B) A boy in a story

(C) A man who helps the priest procure alcohol

(D) A person the priest meets in the jail cell

What does the lieutenant bring the priest on the night before he dies?

(A) A bottle of alcohol

(B) Rosary beads

(C) A blanket

(D) A cigarette

Who shot the dead boy the priest finds in the hut?

(A) The gringo

(B) The lieutenant

(C) The jefe

(D) An Indian medicine man

Why does the mestizo refrain from turning the priest in when he sees him at the police station?

(A) Because he has a change of heart

(B) Because he is too ill

(C) Because he is worried the police won't give him the reward if the priest is already in jail

(D) Because he thinks the lieutenant will be angry with him for not noticing him sooner

Who urges the priest to flee from the authorities?

(A) The gringo

(B) The lieutenant

(C) The mestizo

(D) Mr. Tench