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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sister Aloysius says she will do what needs to be done even if it means what?
(a) She hurts Donald.
(b) She hurts Father Flynn.
(c) She loses her position.
(d) She is damned to Hell.

2. How does Father Flynn end his opening sermon?
(a) By saying Amen.
(b) By asking the congregation to cast aside doubt.
(c) With a hymn.
(d) He simply walks off.

3. What does Father O'Rourke say to the woman after she responds to his second request?
(a) He says she is a good woman.
(b) That is gossip.
(c) He says she's banished from the church.
(d) That is a sin.

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

5. What does Sister James tell Sister Aloysius she can't believe in Scene 9?
(a) That Father Flynn molested Donald.
(b) That Donald Muller is gone.
(c) That Sister Aloysius lied.
(d) That Father Flynn is gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Aloysius say has a price toward the end of the play?

2. What is Sister Aloysius' response to Sister James' revelation about Donald Muller's feelings after Father Flynn leaves the school?

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

4. What was the woman's response to Father O'Rourke's second request?

5. In Scene 6, who does the man in Father Flynn's sermon represent?

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