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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister Aloysius say will have its consequence tomorrow?
(a) Father Flynn's sermon.
(b) Every easy choice.
(c) Sister James' good teaching.
(d) Every good deed.

2. Why doesn't Sister James think anyone will hit Donald Muller?
(a) Father Flynn is his protector.
(b) He is very big.
(c) They all like him.
(d) He knows karate.

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. What does Sister Aloysius say it is important for children to have?
(a) A fierce moral guardian.
(b) Good parents.
(c) Faith.
(d) Plenty of free time.

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

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

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 happened to Father Flynn's childhood acquaintance, Timmy Mathisson?
(a) He was horribly disfigured.
(b) He died a horrible death.
(c) He grew up to be a doctor.
(d) He lost all his friends.

9. What does Father Flynn suggest they include in this year's pageant?
(a) The Lord's Prayer.
(b) A Christmas tree.
(c) A secular song.
(d) The teachers.

10. In his first sermon, what does Father Flynn say can be as powerful and sustaining as certainty?
(a) Love.
(b) Hope.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Faith.

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

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

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

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

15. What does Sister Aloysius say boys are made of?
(a) Snips and snails and puppy dog tails.
(b) Gravel, soot, and tar paper.
(c) Sticks and stones.
(d) God's good intentions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Sister Aloysius finally consent to having in the Christmas pageant?

2. What does Father Flynn say the boys must do at the free throw line?

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

4. How does Sister James say the students feel about Sister Aloysius?

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

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