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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father Flynn tell the boys that a routine will do for them?
(a) Keep them organized.
(b) Win basketball games.
(c) Help them get better grades.
(d) Keep them from tensing up.

2. 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?
(a) Everyone else.
(b) You.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Your neighbor.

3. What does Father Flynn tell the boys girls will do if you approach them with "filthy paws?"
(a) Scream.
(b) Run like they're being chased by the Red Chinese.
(c) Tell the boys they're gross.
(d) Ask the boys to wash.

4. What happened to Father Flynn's childhood acquaintance, Timmy Mathisson?
(a) He died a horrible death.
(b) He lost all his friends.
(c) He was horribly disfigured.
(d) He grew up to be a doctor.

5. How does Sister James say the students feel about Sister Aloysius?
(a) They love her.
(b) They enjoy her sense of humor.
(c) They seem terrified of her.
(d) They think she is very smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 3, what is Father Flynn wearing?

2. In Scene 3, what does Father Flynn tell the boys to do after getting dressed?

3. What does Sister Aloysius say causes nuns to fall like dominoes?

4. How does the sailor in Father Flynn's opening sermon navigate?

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

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