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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song does Sister Aloysius finally consent to having in the Christmas pageant?
(a) Winter Wonderland.
(b) Silent Night.
(c) It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas.
(d) Frosty the Snowman.

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

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

4. In the opening scene of the play, Father Flynn describes the sailor's dilemma as what?
(a) A crisis of faith.
(b) A trivial matter.
(c) A nuisance.
(d) A loss of hope.

5. Where does Sister James say Father Flynn took Donald Muller alone?
(a) A movie.
(b) The rectory.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The gym.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sister Aloysius' function at the school?

2. What did Mr. McGinn forget to do after pruning the rosebush?

3. What does Father Flynn say about his fingernails?

4. In Scene 4, why does Sister Aloysius believe Donald Muller would lie about what happened with Father Flynn?

5. What idea does Father Flynn have for a sermon while meeting with Sister Aloysius in Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Father Flynn, how did President Kennedy's death bring people together?

2. In Scene 5, what makes Father Flynn have an idea to preach a sermon on intolerance?

3. Why is Sister Aloysius anxious at the beginning of Scene 5?

4. Why does Father Flynn say it is okay for him to wear his nails a little long?

5. Why does Father Flynn say it is dangerous to think at the foul line?

6. Why does Sister Aloysius think the song Frosty the Snowman is heretical?

7. Why is Sister Aloysius so certain that someone will hit Donald Muller?

8. In Scene 5, what two things about Father Flynn shock Sister Aloysius?

9. Why does Sister Aloysius want to see Sister James become more self-confident?

10. How do we know that this play is set in 1964?

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