Tattoos on the Heart: Chapter 8 "Success"

Why does Father Greg's "scalp tighten" when he is asked to share success stories?

• He feels like he is a fraud

• He has too many stories to tell

• He does not have any stories to tell

• He is old

Father Greg tells us that he prefers Bill Cain's reflection on the Shroud of Turin. He states that "If the shroud is a fraud then it is this masterful work of art. If it's the real thing, it's just ________ __________."

• weird clothing

• dirty laundry

• Jesus' blanket

• a miracle

Father Greg reflects on Mother Teresa's saying that "We are not called to be successful, but _____________."

• honest

• faithful

• truthful

• Christian

Why does Father Greg believe that Scrappy was killed because of his past instead of for covering up the graffiti?

• It was a clean execution

• He wasn't cleaning graffiti

• It was his own graffiti

• It was a messy murder

Why does Father Greg state that he has become a dreaded figure for mothers?

• He is a scary looking guy

• He is the one who tells them when their children go to jail

• He is the one who tells them when their children are killed

• He is the one who takes their kids away

Who was the second graffiti artist to be gunned down in this chapter?

• Scrappy

• Raul

• Hector

• Gaya

Who tells Father Greg that if he was offered a million dollars or the chance to "sweep him up" (cheer up Father Greg), he would take the second choice?

• Freddy

• Victor

• Raul

• Scrappy

According to Father Greg, why was the "left" mad at Jesus?

• He was messing everything up

• He was taking away their power

• He did not just stop all the pain of the poor

• He did not show them a 10 point plan on how to fix the problems

According to Father Greg, how do we get rid of slavery?

• By strategizing a way to stop it

• By accompanying the slave and solidarizing

• By fighting a war

• By suing someone

Why did Father Greg lie to La Shady about his peace talk with her gang and their rivals?

• Because she had a bad temper and would ruin the meeting

• Because she was ignorant

• Because she was still recovering from the death of her baby daddy Leonardo

• Because she was still recovering from the death of her baby daddy Rico