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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 8, what does Sister Aloysius say will happen to Father Flynn after she exposes him?

2. Who does the gossiping woman in Father Flynn's sermon on gossip represent?

3. What does Sister James say to Father Flynn as she leaves after their conversation in Scene 7?

4. What does Sister Aloysius suggest Father Flynn do when they speak alone in her office?

5. What does Mrs. Muller admit about Father Flynn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Father Flynn say is wrong about Sister Aloysius contacting his prior parish?

4. What does Father Flynn say Sister Aloysius is holding the school and parish back from?

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

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

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

8. What about the crow in Scene 7 reminds the audience of Sister Aloysius?

9. What does Mrs. Muller say is the real reason Mr. Muller beat Donald?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Scene 6 is extremely short, yet it serves an important purpose in the play. What is the purpose of Scene 6? Why does this brief scene work so well to achieve the author's purpose?

Essay Topic 2

In the end, do you think justice was served or was Father Flynn merely the subject of judgment? Why do you think this? Provide evidence from the play.

Essay Topic 3

What do Father Flynn's long fingernails tells us about him? What do they represent? How does Sister Aloysius feel about his fingernails? Why are Father Flynn's long fingernails significant?

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