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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. According to Father Flynn in Scene 7, to what do the most innocent actions seem sinister?
2. What did the gossipy woman ask Father O'Rourke?
3. What does Father Flynn's appointment after leaving St. Nicholas turn out to be?
4. At the end of Scene 7, who does Father Flynn tell to be quiet?
5. What kind of bird is making noise in Scene 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is strange about Father O'Rourke's reaction to the gossipy woman's confession in Father Flynn's sermon?
2. What does Mrs. Muller say is the real reason Mr. Muller beat Donald?
3. In the second part of Scene 8, what reason does Father Flynn suggest for Donald's odd behavior?
4. Why didn't Donald's father want him to attend St. Nicholas school?
5. Why is does Mrs. Muller say that regardless of what Donald's trouble is at the school, he only needs to make it through until June?
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. What happened to Father Flynn after he left St. Nicholas?
8. What causes the woman in Father Flynn's sermon to feel guilty about gossiping?
9. What does Father Flynn seem to be most worried about if Sister Aloysius makes her accusations against him public?
10. In Scene 9, what reason does Sister James give Sister Aloysius for being unable to sleep?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius both claim to act in a manner that protects and benefits the students at St. Nicholas. However, the ways in which they go about achieving this goal differ greatly. Discuss how each character tries to help the students. Why do their actions put them in opposition with one another even though they both ultimately want the same thing?
Essay Topic 2
Sister James has undergone a major change by the end of the play. She begins the play as an enthusiastic and compassionate teacher, but one who follows what others tell her. What has changed about her by the end of the play? How did these changes come about?
Essay Topic 3
Parables are used in a number of ways throughout the play. We see them in the sermons Father Flynn delivers and in the play itself. Describe what a parable is, identify at least two parables and the lessons they teach that were given in sermons during the play, and discuss how the play itself fits the model of a parable. What lesson is the play intended to teach?
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