View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Mr. Muller come to Sister Aloysius' office with Mrs. Muller?
(a) She doesn't have a husband.
(b) He refused to come.
(c) He is at work.
(d) He is out of town.

2. What does Mrs. Muller tell Sister Aloysius the world is?
(a) An exciting place.
(b) God's kingdom.
(c) A hard place.
(d) A place of opportunity.

3. What does Mrs. Muller hint about Donald's nature?
(a) He is timid.
(b) He is an angry boy.
(c) He is too outgoing.
(d) He may be homosexual.

4. What was the gossipy woman in Father Flynn's sermon seized by?
(a) The person she gossiped about.
(b) Guilt.
(c) The police.
(d) Her neighbor.

5. What does Sister James say to Father Flynn as she leaves after their conversation in Scene 7?
(a) She has to get to class.
(b) She doesn't believe Sister Aloysius' accusations.
(c) She is leaving the church.
(d) She is going to go take a nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 6, who does the man in Father Flynn's sermon represent?

2. What does Sister Aloysius tell Father Flynn caused her to be watchful of him from the first day of school?

3. What is Mrs. Muller's response when Sister Aloysius says Father Flynn is after the boys?

4. How does Sister Aloysius plan to get proof that Father Flynn molested children in his former parishes?

5. What does Father Flynn say he won't be able to do if Sister Aloysius makes her suspicions known?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Donald's father want him to attend St. Nicholas school?

2. What causes the woman in Father Flynn's sermon to feel guilty about gossiping?

3. In Scene 7, what indications does Sister James give that she takes Father Flynn's sermons very seriously?

4. In Father Flynn's sermon, what point is Father O'Rourke trying to make about gossip when he instructs the gossipy woman to pick up every last feather?

5. Why is does Mrs. Muller say that regardless of what Donald's trouble is at the school, he only needs to make it through until June?

6. In Scene 9, why is Sister Aloysius glad that Sister James went to see her family?

7. What reason does Father Flynn give Sister James for his not wanting to defend himself against Sister Aloysius' accusations?

8. What does Sister Aloysius believe about Father Flynn's resignation from St. Nicholas?

9. Why does Father O'Rourke tell the gossipy woman to take a pillow to the roof in Father Flynn's sermon?

10. In Scene 9, what does Sister James tell Sister Aloysius she thinks of Father Flynn?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 850 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample