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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. What song does Sister Aloysius finally consent to having in the Christmas pageant?
(a) Winter Wonderland.
(b) Silent Night.
(c) It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas.
(d) Frosty the Snowman.

2. What is Sister Aloysius' function at the school?
(a) She teaches literature.
(b) She teaches history.
(c) She is principal.
(d) She is in charge of the infirmary.

3. What does Sister Aloysius compare Donald Muller and Father Flynn to during Scene 4?
(a) A sheep and a wolf.
(b) A squirrel and a hawk.
(c) A father and son.
(d) A cat and a dog.

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

5. What Christmas song does Sister Aloysius say is heretical?
(a) Winter Wonderland.
(b) Frosty the Snowman.
(c) Silent Night.
(d) Greensleeves.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 3, what does Father Flynn tell the boys to join him for?

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

3. What idea does Father Flynn have for a sermon while meeting with Sister Aloysius in Scene 5?

4. What does Sister Aloysius say it is important for children to have?

5. In his first sermon, what does Father Flynn say can be as powerful and sustaining as certainty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sister Aloysius say she cannot afford an excessively innocent teacher?

2. In Scene 4, why does Sister Aloysius say that she cannot live her life in innocence?

3. What does Father Flynn tell the boys is different about shooting from the foul line versus the rest of the basketball game?

4. Why does Father Flynn say it's important to have a routine for shooting a free throw?

5. Why does Sister Aloysius say that it makes sense for Father Flynn to take interest in Donald Muller?

6. According to Father Flynn, how did President Kennedy's death bring people together?

7. Why does Sister Aloysius say she cannot close her eyes to the situation with Father Flynn and Donald Muller?

8. In Scene 2, what does Sister Aloysius refer to when she says that every easy choice today has a consequence tomorrow?

9. Why does Father Flynn tell the boys about his childhood acquaintance Timmy Mathisson?

10. Why does Sister Aloysius think the song Frosty the Snowman is heretical?

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