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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 tell Father Flynn caused her to be watchful of him from the first day of school?
(a) He touched a boy's wrist.
(b) He seemed sneaky.
(c) She doesn't trust men.
(d) She'd heard bad things about him.

2. According to Mrs. Muller, what is upsetting Donald?
(a) He has no friends.
(b) He's been taken off the altar boys.
(c) He misses Father Flynn.
(d) He is getting poor grades.

3. What is Sister James doing when Scene 7 begins?
(a) Pruning a rosebush.
(b) Teaching her class.
(c) Walking in the garden.
(d) Sitting on a bench.

4. Where does Scene 9 take place?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The rectory.
(c) The garden.
(d) Sister Aloysius' office.

5. To what position is Father Flynn assigned after leaving St. Nicholas?
(a) Teacher of history.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Pastor.
(d) Sixth grade teacher.

6. What does Sister Aloysius tell Sister James she told Father Flynn to make him leave?
(a) She wouldn't stop until he left.
(b) She knew he'd stolen from the church.
(c) She discovered his prior infringements.
(d) She would tell Donald's father if he didn't leave.

7. Who was the woman in Father Flynn's sermon on gossip gossiping about?
(a) Her sister.
(b) A priest.
(c) A celebrity.
(d) A man she hardly knew.

8. What does Sister Aloysius confess to Sister James that she did not do?
(a) Listen to Father Flynn's side of the story.
(b) Talk to the Monsignor.
(c) Call Father Flynn's prior parish.
(d) Ask Donald's opinion.

9. What did Father O'Rourke tell the woman to do when she returned home after the second time he spoke with her?
(a) Leave town.
(b) Pick up the feathers.
(c) Tell the person she'd gossiped about what she'd done.
(d) Give money to the church.

10. In Scene 8, when Father Flynn enters Sister Aloysius' office, what does Sister Aloysius say they need?
(a) Tea.
(b) A tape recorder.
(c) A third party.
(d) Donald Muller.

11. What does Sister Aloysius tell Mrs. Muller she wants from her?
(a) She wants money to pay a lawyer.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She wants Mrs. Muller to be a witness against Father Flynn.
(d) She wants Mrs. Muller to put Donald in a different school.

12. What is Mrs. Muller's response when Sister Aloysius says Father Flynn is after the boys?
(a) She thinks Sister Aloysius is crazy.
(b) She is outraged.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She says maybe some boys want to get caught.

13. In the sermon Father Flynn delivers in Scene 6, where did the gossipy woman go the day after she gossiped?
(a) To confession.
(b) To jail.
(c) To her mother's.
(d) To the house of the person she gossiped about.

14. Where did Father O'Rourke tell the woman to take a pillow?
(a) To the person she'd gossiped about.
(b) To the floor.
(c) To the roof.
(d) To church.

15. What does Sister Aloysius say has a price toward the end of the play?
(a) The pursuit of wrongdoing.
(b) All good deeds.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Compassion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sister James say she wishes she could be more like Sister Aloysius?

2. What does Sister Aloysius say she did before Father Flynn came to her office in Scene 8?

3. What does Mrs. Muller hint about Donald's nature?

4. What did Father O'Rourke say the gossipy woman had played fast and loose with?

5. What does Mrs. Muller say Father Flynn gives Donald?

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