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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. What does Sister Aloysius say Father Flynn is a disgrace to?

2. When speaking with Sister James, why does Father Flynn say his is reluctant to try to repair the damage done by Sister Aloysius' accusations?

3. What does Mrs. Muller say Father Flynn gives Donald?

4. What is Mrs. Muller's initial reaction to Sister Aloysius' when she is told Father Flynn may have made advances toward her son?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How is the sermon Father Flynn preaches in Scene 6 symbolic?

5. What reason does Mrs. Muller give Sister Aloysius for Donald drinking the altar wine?

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

7. In Scene 7, why does Father Flynn say that the truth makes for a poor sermon?

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

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

10. What happened to Father Flynn after he left St. Nicholas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Father Flynn innocent or guilty? Write an essay stating your opinion and using evidence from the play to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Why does the author use the narrative technique of parables more than once in the play? What purpose does this repetition serve? Why is the play itself a parable? What characteristics of a parable does it have and what is the intended lesson?

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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