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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. At the end of Scene 9, what does Sister Aloysius have?
(a) A phone call from Mrs. Muller.
(b) Doubts.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A feeling of accomplishment.

2. Sister James tells Father Flynn that Sister Aloysius is determined to do what?
(a) Protect Donald Muller.
(b) Tell Donald's mother.
(c) Get a promotion.
(d) Ruin the Christmas pageant.

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

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

5. What did the gossipy woman ask Father O'Rourke?
(a) Am I going to Hell?
(b) Have you ever gossiped?
(c) Can I join the choir?
(d) Is gossiping a sin?

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parishes does Sister Aloysius discover Father Flynn has been assigned to in the past five years?

2. What does Father Flynn accuse Sister Aloysius of doing during Scene 8?

3. What does Sister Aloysius tell Sister James maybe they are not supposed to do?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the second part of Scene 8, what reason does Father Flynn suggest for Donald's odd behavior?

2. In Scene 7, what does Sister James say Sister Aloysius has done to take away her joy in teaching?

3. In Scene 8, why does Mrs. Muller think she may have come to Sister Aloysius' office on the wrong day?

4. In the second part of Scene 8, what does Father Flynn say is the real reason Sister Aloysius is after him?

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

6. In Scene 9, what reason does Sister James give Sister Aloysius for being unable to sleep?

7. What does Father Flynn seem to be most worried about if Sister Aloysius makes her accusations against him public?

8. In Father Flynn's sermon, what does Father O'Rourke tell the gossipy woman she should be particularly ashamed of?

9. Why does Mrs. Muller say that it was Donald who was punished for drinking the wine instead of Father Flynn being punished for giving it to him?

10. 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?

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