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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 8, what does Sister Aloysius say will happen to Father Flynn after she exposes him?
(a) He will never work in a church again.
(b) He will fall from grace.
(c) He will be forgiven.
(d) He may be attacked.

2. Why does Sister Aloysius say Donald Miller will lie to protect Father Flynn?
(a) Father Flynn seduced him.
(b) He is embarrassed.
(c) Father Flynn threatened him.
(d) He is frightened.

3. What is Sister James doing when Scene 7 begins?
(a) Walking in the garden.
(b) Sitting on a bench.
(c) Teaching her class.
(d) Pruning a rosebush.

4. When he comes on the scene in Scene 7, what does Father Flynn think he is interrupting?
(a) Sister James' prayer.
(b) Sister James' sleep.
(c) Sister Aloysius' phone call.
(d) Sister James' class.

5. What does Sister Aloysius confess to Sister James that she did not do?
(a) Talk to the Monsignor.
(b) Call Father Flynn's prior parish.
(c) Ask Donald's opinion.
(d) Listen to Father Flynn's side of the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Aloysius say was Father Flynn's confession?

2. What is Sister Aloysius' response to Sister James' revelation about Donald Muller's feelings after Father Flynn leaves the school?

3. Sister Aloysius says she will do what needs to be done even if it means what?

4. According to Mrs. Muller, what would Mr. Muller do to Donald if the situation at St. Nicholas gets out?

5. What kind of bird is making noise in Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What is strange about Father O'Rourke's reaction to the gossipy woman's confession in Father Flynn's sermon?

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

9. What shocks Sister James about Sister Aloysius' call to Father Flynn's prior parish?

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

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