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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Father Flynn, when you're at the free throw line, it's you versus who?
(a) Yourself.
(b) The hoop.
(c) The ball.
(d) The clock.

2. When did William London's nose start to bleed?
(a) During lunch.
(b) During the pledge of allegiance.
(c) During gym class.
(d) During morning recess.

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

4. In Scene 2, what does Sister Aloysius want Sister James to be with the children?
(a) Alert.
(b) Easygoing.
(c) Energetic.
(d) Caring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the ship in the parable of the sailor told by Father Flynn in Scene 1?

2. What does Father Flynn tell the boys girls will do if you approach them with "filthy paws?"

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

4. What does Father Flynn tell the boys that a routine will do for them?

5. When speaking about doubt in Scene 1, what does Father Flynn say is worse than a society sharing a sense of despair?

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