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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. In Scene 3, what does Father Flynn tell the boys to do after getting dressed?
(a) Report back to the gym.
(b) Get to class.
(c) Go do their homework.
(d) Go to the rectory for kool aid and cookies.

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

3. Who is described as having a bit of sunshine in his/her heart, but reserved?
(a) Sister Aloysius.
(b) Sister James.
(c) Donald Muller.
(d) Father Flynn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 5, who serves the tea?

2. When did William London's nose start to bleed?

3. What happened to Father Flynn's childhood acquaintance, Timmy Mathisson?

4. In what year does the play take place?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Scene 2, what is Sister Aloysius talking about when she asks: what good is a gift when it is left in the box?

2. In Scene 5, when Father Flynn says that the sound of the wind must have been very lonely in frontier days, under what circumstance does Sister Aloysius say it would be lonely?

3. Why does Sister Aloysius say that it makes sense for Father Flynn to take interest in Donald Muller?

4. What differs in Sister Aloysius' story about Sister Veronica tripping over the fallen limb that she tells Mr. McGinn versus what she tells Father Flynn?

5. When Sister Aloysius says good teachers are never content, what does she mean?

6. Why does Father Flynn compare the sailor's despair to a crisis of faith?

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

8. In Scene 1, why does Father Flynn say a private calamity is worse than a public one?

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

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

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