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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 did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?
(a) He understood why his father thought it important.
(b) He was confused.
(c) He was happy to be reminded.
(d) He was angry.

2. What does Rudolph's father tell him to do as soon as they get to church in Chapter 4?
(a) Tell Father Schwartz he is not worthy of communion.
(b) Tell Father Schwartz he is sick and must go home.
(c) Offer to help Father Schwartz after church.
(d) Confess to Father Schwartz what he had done that morning.

3. What does Father Schwartz offer to Rudolph when he will not tell him his sin?
(a) He offers to have his father come over so they can all talk.
(b) He offers him a cup of tea.
(c) He offers to visit confession.
(d) He asks if he wants to stay for dinner.

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

5. Who does Rudolph begin to think of while Father Schwartz talks to him in Chapter 5?
(a) His mother.
(b) His friends from the barn.
(c) Blatchford Sarnemington.
(d) His favorite baseball player.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rudolph's father's occupation?

2. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph is worried when he comes to see him at the start of the story?

3. When does Chapter 2 begin?

4. What words does Father Schwartz use when listening to Rudolph's confession?

5. What does Father ask Rudolph about the kinds of thoughts he confessed to having?

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