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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who teaches the physical education and religion classes?
(a) Sister James.
(b) Sister Veronica.
(c) Father Flynn.
(d) Sister Aloysius.

3. In Scene 4, what does Sister Aloysius say that she wouldn't mind being?
(a) A man.
(b) Wrong.
(c) The basketball coach.
(d) Married.

4. How does Sister Aloysius react to Father Flynn's reason for meeting privately with Donald Muller?
(a) She is delighted.
(b) She is relieved.
(c) She thinks he is lying.
(d) She is angry.

5. In what year does the play take place?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1985.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1964.

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

7. In Scene 3, what is Father Flynn wearing?
(a) Sweat shirt and pants.
(b) Dress pants and a dress shirt.
(c) Shorts and a t-shirt.
(d) His priest's robe.

8. What does the sailor in Father Flynn's sermon on doubt believe he may have once seen and has to hold on to without further reassurance?
(a) Land.
(b) His home.
(c) Truth.
(d) God.

9. Besides taking the students for ice cream, what other trip does Father Flynn suggest for the boys?
(a) A camping trip.
(b) A trip to a bowling alley.
(c) A trip to a museum.
(d) A trip to the beach.

10. What happens to the ship in the parable of the sailor told by Father Flynn in Scene 1?
(a) It arrives safely at the harbor.
(b) They throw Jonah overboard.
(c) It sinks.
(d) The entire crew becomes ill.

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

12. In Scene 3, what does Father Flynn tell the boys to do after getting dressed?
(a) Go do their homework.
(b) Go to the rectory for kool aid and cookies.
(c) Get to class.
(d) Report back to the gym.

13. What did Mr. McGinn forget to do after pruning the rosebush?
(a) Bring the flowers to Sister Aloysius.
(b) Water the bush.
(c) Protect the bush from frost.
(d) Clean up the clippings.

14. What does Sister Aloysius say the founder of their order did before taking vows?
(a) Priest.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) She was married and had 5 children.
(d) Farmer.

15. Why does Sister Aloysius say they cannot go to the Monsignor with their suspicions about Father Flynn?
(a) Father Flynn could get fired.
(b) Donald Muller could be expelled.
(c) They will get fired.
(d) He would believe anything Father Flynn said.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sister James feel about last year's Christmas Pageant?

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

3. In Scene 3, what does Father Flynn say some of the boys have?

4. At the end of Scene 5, who does Sister Aloysius call?

5. What does Father Flynn believe is the danger at the free throw line?

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