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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the sailor in Father Flynn's opening sermon navigate?
(a) Using a compass.
(b) By the stars.
(c) He has help from the captain.
(d) He doesn't navigate.

2. What does Father Flynn believe is the danger at the free throw line?
(a) Shooting too quickly.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Tripping.
(d) The yelling crowd.

3. What does Sister Aloysius say boys are made of?
(a) Sticks and stones.
(b) Snips and snails and puppy dog tails.
(c) God's good intentions.
(d) Gravel, soot, and tar paper.

4. In Father Flynn's opening sermon, he mentions what event that happened the year before the play takes place?
(a) France performs an underground nuclear test.
(b) The release of the first Beatles album.
(c) The Supreme Court's Miranda decision.
(d) President Kennedy's assassination.

5. In Scene 3, what does Father Flynn tell the boys to do after getting dressed?
(a) Go do their homework.
(b) Get to class.
(c) Report back to the gym.
(d) Go to the rectory for kool aid and cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sister James' class doing while she is with Sister Aloysius in Scene 2?

2. What does Sister Aloysius think of the children's dance class?

3. What does Father Flynn say about shooting from the free throw line?

4. In the parable of the sailor, what is the raft made of?

5. In the opening scene of the play, Father Flynn describes the sailor's dilemma as what?

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