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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 has a price toward the end of the play?
2. What does Mrs. Muller admit about Father Flynn?
3. Where does Father Flynn say Sister Aloysius had no right to step?
4. What does Father Flynn tell Sister James could happen to Sister Aloysius if her accusations became known?
5. At the end of Scene 8, who does Father Flynn call?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sister Aloysius believe about Father Flynn's resignation from St. Nicholas?
2. How is the sermon Father Flynn preaches in Scene 6 symbolic?
3. 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?
4. In Scene 7, why does Father Flynn say that the truth makes for a poor sermon?
5. In Scene 7, why does Father Flynn say Sister Aloysius doesn't really care about the children?
6. Why does Father O'Rourke tell the gossipy woman to take a pillow to the roof in Father Flynn's sermon?
7. Why didn't Donald's father want him to attend St. Nicholas school?
8. What does Father Flynn say Sister Aloysius is holding the school and parish back from?
9. In the second part of Scene 8, what reason does Father Flynn suggest for Donald's odd behavior?
10. When Father Flynn comes to Sister Aloysius' office in the second part of Scene 8, why does she tell him he can't come in?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sister James has undergone a major change by the end of the play. She begins the play as an enthusiastic and compassionate teacher, but one who follows what others tell her. What has changed about her by the end of the play? How did these changes come about?
Essay Topic 2
Several times throughout the play we see characters performing typical daily routines, such as pruning a rosebush, listening to the radio, or talking to a basketball team. Yet not a word in this play is wasted. Each action is meant to reveal something about the characters. Write and essay examining two routine actions seen in the play and discuss what they reveal about the character performing them.
Essay Topic 3
The Catholic church is almost a character unto itself in Doubt: A Parable. Describe how the church hierarchy affects the characters and plot of the play. How do the nuns and priests interact with each other? If they were not governed by the church, how might the story have ended differently? Provide evidence from the play to support your ideas.
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