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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. At the end of Scene 8, who does Father Flynn call?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) Sister James.
(c) His mother.
(d) The Monsignor.

2. What does Mrs. Muller admit about Father Flynn?
(a) She knew him before Donald came to the school.
(b) She thinks he's handsome.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She's never met him.

3. What does Father Flynn accuse Sister Aloysius of doing during Scene 8?
(a) Not caring about the boys.
(b) Stealing from the offering plate.
(c) Drinking the communion wine.
(d) Attempting to destroy his reputation.

4. At the beginning of Scene 8, what is Sister Aloysius doing when Mrs. Muller arrives?
(a) Listening to the radio.
(b) Doing paperwork.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Praying.

5. In Scene 6, who does the man in Father Flynn's sermon represent?
(a) Father Flynn.
(b) Sister Veronica.
(c) Sister Aloysius.
(d) Sister James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father O'Rourke say to the woman after she responds to his second request?

2. Where does Scene 9 take place?

3. Who does Sister Aloysius tell Sister James she prayed for?

4. In Scene 9, who else does Sister Aloysius say she told about Father Flynn?

5. What does Mrs. Muller tell Sister Aloysius she doesn't want?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sister Aloysius believe about Father Flynn's resignation from St. Nicholas?

2. 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?

3. In Scene 7, what does Sister James say Sister Aloysius has done to take away her joy in teaching?

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

5. What about the crow in Scene 7 reminds the audience of Sister Aloysius?

6. Why does Mrs. Muller say that it was Donald who was punished for drinking the wine instead of Father Flynn being punished for giving it to him?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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