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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Mrs. Muller, what would Mr. Muller do to Donald if the situation at St. Nicholas gets out?

3. In Scene 8, when Father Flynn enters Sister Aloysius' office, what does Sister Aloysius say they need?

4. Why does Sister Aloysius say Donald Miller will lie to protect Father Flynn?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Donald's father want him to attend St. Nicholas school?

2. What reason does Father Flynn give Sister James for his not wanting to defend himself against Sister Aloysius' accusations?

3. In Scene 7, what indications does Sister James give that she takes Father Flynn's sermons very seriously?

4. In Scene 8, why does Mrs. Muller think she may have come to Sister Aloysius' office on the wrong day?

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

6. What causes the woman in Father Flynn's sermon to feel guilty about gossiping?

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

8. What shocks Sister James about Sister Aloysius' call to Father Flynn's prior parish?

9. In Father Flynn's sermon, what does Father O'Rourke tell the gossipy woman she should be particularly ashamed of?

10. When Father Flynn comes to Sister Aloysius' office in the second part of Scene 8, why does she tell him he can't come in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Father Flynn's long fingernails tells us about him? What do they represent? How does Sister Aloysius feel about his fingernails? Why are Father Flynn's long fingernails significant?

Essay Topic 2

Is Father Flynn innocent or guilty? Write an essay stating your opinion and using evidence from the play to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Scene 6 is extremely short, yet it serves an important purpose in the play. What is the purpose of Scene 6? Why does this brief scene work so well to achieve the author's purpose?

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