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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 does Sister Aloysius say happened to her husband?
(a) He died in a car accident.
(b) He died from cancer.
(c) He left her.
(d) He was killed in World War II.

2. In Scene 2, who is described as watchful, reserved, and unsentimental?
(a) Sister Aloysius.
(b) Sister James.
(c) Donald Muller.
(d) Father Flynn.

3. In Scene 4, why does Sister Aloysius believe Donald Muller would lie about what happened with Father Flynn?
(a) Pride.
(b) Shame.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Fear.

4. What does Father Flynn tell the boys that a routine will do for them?
(a) Keep them organized.
(b) Keep them from tensing up.
(c) Win basketball games.
(d) Help them get better grades.

5. When did William London's nose start to bleed?
(a) During lunch.
(b) During gym class.
(c) During morning recess.
(d) During the pledge of allegiance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sister Aloysius say they cannot go to the Monsignor with their suspicions about Father Flynn?

2. 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?

3. What is happening to Sister Veronica?

4. Who teaches the physical education and religion classes?

5. In the parable of the sailor, what is the raft made of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Scene 1, why does the sailor in Father Flynn's sermon feel despair when clouds cover the sky?

3. Why is Sister Aloysius' work with the rosebush similar to her work at the school?

4. What does Father Flynn tell the boys is different about shooting from the foul line versus the rest of the basketball game?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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