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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 2, who is described as watchful, reserved, and unsentimental?
(a) Donald Muller.
(b) Father Flynn.
(c) Sister Aloysius.
(d) Sister James.

2. In what year does the play take place?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1936.

3. What is happening to Sister Veronica?
(a) She is going blind.
(b) She is dying of cancer.
(c) She is retiring.
(d) She is going deaf.

4. In his first sermon, what does Father Flynn say can be as powerful and sustaining as certainty?
(a) Love.
(b) Hope.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Faith.

5. As the days roll on, what does the sailor in Father Flynn's sermon start to have?
(a) Doubt.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Feelings of excitement.
(d) Feelings of hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father Flynn say is on the other side of the glass from happy, untroubled people when he delivers the sermon in the opening scene?

2. What does Sister Aloysius say is dying across the country?

3. What is Sister Aloysius' function at the school?

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

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

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