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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) His home.
(b) God.
(c) Land.
(d) Truth.

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

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

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

5. In Scene 4, what does Sister Aloysius say she thinks Monsignor Benedict does not know?
(a) The location of the White House.
(b) What Father Flynn teaches.
(c) Who is President of the United States.
(d) Who the principal of the school is.

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

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

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

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

10. What does Father Flynn say will sometimes get you?
(a) The little things.
(b) Anger.
(c) Bad thoughts.
(d) Poor grades.

11. What does Sister Aloysius say happened to her husband?
(a) He died in a car accident.
(b) He left her.
(c) He died from cancer.
(d) He was killed in World War II.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening to Sister Veronica?

2. What does Sister Aloysius say is dying across the country?

3. What does Father Flynn tell the boys that a routine will do for them?

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

5. What Christmas song does Sister Aloysius say is heretical?

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