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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?
(a) He is carefree.
(b) He is calm.
(c) He is in tears.
(d) He is angry.

3. What does Rudolph tell his father when he asks what he is doing in the kitchen on Sunday in Chapter 3?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He wants to make his family breakfast.
(c) He must be sleepwalking.
(d) He is thirsty.

4. What does Rudolph's father pray for at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?
(a) His son to be forgiven.
(b) His wife.
(c) His health.
(d) His community.

5. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?
(a) If he leaves his mother will be angry.
(b) If he leaves he cannot take communion.
(c) If he leaves he knows his father will find out.
(d) If he leaves he will not get his sins off of his chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?

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

3. How does Rudolph plan to avoid taking communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

4. What does Father Schwartz do every night?

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

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