View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the sailor in Father Flynn's opening sermon navigate?
(a) He has help from the captain.
(b) He doesn't navigate.
(c) Using a compass.
(d) By the stars.

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

3. At the end of Scene 5, who does Sister Aloysius call?
(a) The Monsignor.
(b) Sister Veronica.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Donald Muller's mother.

4. In the parable of the sailor, what is the raft made of?
(a) Reeds.
(b) A lifeboat.
(c) Spars.
(d) Cargo boxes.

5. In Scene 5, who serves the tea?
(a) Father Flynn.
(b) Sister Veronica.
(c) Sister Aloysius.
(d) Sister James.

6. What does Sister Aloysius say Sister James will trade for a warm look?
(a) Anything.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her pride.
(d) Her prized possession.

7. In Scene 2, what does Sister Aloysius ask Sister James to do when Sister Veronica is on the stone stairs?
(a) Lead Sister Veronica down.
(b) Move out of the way.
(c) Alert Father Flynn.
(d) Come and get Sister Aloysius.

8. According to Sister Aloysius, what is satisfaction?
(a) A virtue.
(b) A vice.
(c) Evil.
(d) What brought the cat back.

9. Where does Scene 4 take place?
(a) In the gym.
(b) In Sister Aloysius' office.
(c) On the front lawn of the school.
(d) In the garden.

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

11. 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.

12. What does Father Flynn say the boys must do at the free throw line?
(a) Follow a routine
(b) Pray.
(c) Dribble the ball.
(d) Stand up straight.

13. 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.

14. In Scene 3, what does Father Flynn tell the boys to join him for?
(a) A bull session.
(b) Singing hymns.
(c) A movie.
(d) A game of cards.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Scene 4, what does Sister Aloysius say that she wouldn't mind being?

4. What does Father Flynn suggest they include in this year's pageant?

5. What is Sister James' class doing while she is with Sister Aloysius in Scene 2?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 476 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample