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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father Flynn believe is the danger at the free throw line?
(a) The yelling crowd.
(b) Shooting too quickly.
(c) Thinking.
(d) Tripping.

2. As the days roll on, what does the sailor in Father Flynn's sermon start to have?
(a) Feelings of excitement.
(b) Feelings of hope.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Doubt.

3. In the sermon delivered in Scene 1, for how long is the sailor at sea without a navigational aid?
(a) 40 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) One month.
(d) 3 days.

4. What happens after the sailor sets his course in the parable of the sailor?
(a) A ship comes along.
(b) The sky clouds up.
(c) He is eaten by a shark.
(d) The raft sinks.

5. What does Sister Aloysius think of the children's dance class?
(a) It is a good creative outlet.
(b) It will build strong muscles.
(c) It's a waste of time.
(d) It's a good form of exercise.

6. What Christmas song does Sister Aloysius say is heretical?
(a) Frosty the Snowman.
(b) Silent Night.
(c) Winter Wonderland.
(d) Greensleeves.

7. When the isolated affected people in Father Flynn's opening sermon ask God for help, what is His reply?
(a) Yes.
(b) Silence.
(c) No.
(d) Anger.

8. What idea does Father Flynn have for a sermon while meeting with Sister Aloysius in Scene 5?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Responsibility.
(c) Intolerance.
(d) Love.

9. What observation does Sister Aloysius make about Father Flynn's hands during their meeting in Scene 5?
(a) He has feminine hands.
(b) He has a tiny tattoo on the back of his left hand.
(c) His fingernails are long.
(d) His hands are dirty.

10. In Scene 3, what does Father Flynn say some of the boys have?
(a) Dirty hair.
(b) Dirty uniforms.
(c) Dirty fingernails.
(d) Dirty shoes.

11. What song does Sister Aloysius finally consent to having in the Christmas pageant?
(a) It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas.
(b) Frosty the Snowman.
(c) Winter Wonderland.
(d) Silent Night.

12. In Scene 2, who is described as watchful, reserved, and unsentimental?
(a) Sister James.
(b) Sister Aloysius.
(c) Father Flynn.
(d) Donald Muller.

13. Why is Sister James late to Sister Aloysius' office for her meeting with Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius?
(a) She forgot about the meeting.
(b) Her class ran late.
(c) She lost her watch.
(d) She took a detour through the convent.

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

15. How did Sister James feel about last year's Christmas Pageant?
(a) She loved it.
(b) She hated it.
(c) It was too much work.
(d) There was too much singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sister James' response when Sister Aloysius asks her if Donald Muller is being accepted.

2. Who is described as having a bit of sunshine in his/her heart, but reserved?

3. What does Father Flynn say was his reason for meeting with Donald Muller?

4. What happened to Father Flynn's childhood acquaintance, Timmy Mathisson?

5. In Scene 4, what does Sister Aloysius say she thinks Monsignor Benedict does not know?

(see the answer keys)

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