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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Father Flynn say Sister Aloysius had no right to step?
(a) Into his personal affairs.
(b) In his office.
(c) Outside the church.
(d) Into Donald's life.

2. How many parishes does Sister Aloysius discover Father Flynn has been assigned to in the past five years?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. What is Mrs. Muller's response when Sister Aloysius says Father Flynn is after the boys?
(a) She is outraged.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She thinks Sister Aloysius is crazy.
(d) She says maybe some boys want to get caught.

4. What does Father Flynn's appointment after leaving St. Nicholas turn out to be?
(a) A demotion.
(b) A failure.
(c) A promotion.
(d) Welcomed.

5. What does Mrs. Muller tell Sister Aloysius Donald has at St. Nicholas?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A safe haven.
(c) Lots of friends.
(d) Opportunity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister James tell Sister Aloysius she can't believe in Scene 9?

2. What does Sister Aloysius say she did before Father Flynn came to her office in Scene 8?

3. What is Sister James doing when Scene 7 begins?

4. What did Father O'Rourke tell the woman to do when she returned home after the second time he spoke with her?

5. To what position is Father Flynn assigned after leaving St. Nicholas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Father Flynn seem to be most worried about if Sister Aloysius makes her accusations against him public?

2. In the second part of Scene 8, what reason does Father Flynn suggest for Donald's odd behavior?

3. What is strange about Father O'Rourke's reaction to the gossipy woman's confession in Father Flynn's sermon?

4. In Scene 9, what reason does Sister James give Sister Aloysius for being unable to sleep?

5. In the second part of Scene 8, what does Father Flynn say is the real reason Sister Aloysius is after him?

6. In Father Flynn's sermon, what point is Father O'Rourke trying to make about gossip when he instructs the gossipy woman to pick up every last feather?

7. How is the sermon Father Flynn preaches in Scene 6 symbolic?

8. In Scene 7, why does Father Flynn say that the truth makes for a poor sermon?

9. In Scene 7, why does Father Flynn say Sister Aloysius doesn't really care about the children?

10. What does Father Flynn say Sister Aloysius is holding the school and parish back from?

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