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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?
(a) Ordinary.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Heart-broken.

2. What will "blonde Northern women and tall young guys" be doing in a few hours at the end of the story?
(a) Drinking and dancing.
(b) Sleeping soundly.
(c) Lying underneath the moon.
(d) Talking and laughing.

3. What concerns Rudolph at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He worries Father Schwartz will not be in the confessional.
(b) He worries his confession will anger the priest.
(c) He worries his father will listen to his confession.
(d) He worries someone will be able to hear his confession.

4. Who can Father Schwartz hear pass by his window at 4 p.m.?
(a) A group of women.
(b) Nobody, the streets are eerily quiet.
(c) Schoolchildren.
(d) Ambulances.

5. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He cheated on a test at school.
(b) He talked back to his teacher.
(c) He skipped church the week before.
(d) He was mean to an old lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

2. Why did Rudolph's father tell him to go to confession three days before the narrative present?

3. What does Rudolph do at the end of the story?

4. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?

5. What is the only sound that is heard when Father Schwartz is with Rudolph in Chapter 5?

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