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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Scene 4 take place?
(a) In the gym.
(b) On the front lawn of the school.
(c) In Sister Aloysius' office.
(d) In the garden.

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

4. In which place does Sister Aloysius says innocence is wisdom?
(a) Only in a school.
(b) Only in the church.
(c) Only in heaven.
(d) Only in a world without evil.

5. In Father Flynn's opening sermon, he mentions what event that happened the year before the play takes place?
(a) France performs an underground nuclear test.
(b) President Kennedy's assassination.
(c) The Supreme Court's Miranda decision.
(d) The release of the first Beatles album.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did William London's nose start to bleed?

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

3. In Scene 2, who is described as watchful, reserved, and unsentimental?

4. In Scene 4, what does Sister Aloysius say it is her job to do?

5. In Scene 2, what does Sister Aloysius ask Sister James to do when Sister Veronica is on the stone stairs?

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