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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father Schwartz yell out in his study at the end of the story?
(a) I'm dying!
(b) Find help!
(c) Oh, my God!
(d) Get out of here!

2. What scent makes Father Schwartz's heart ache as he walks the streets on Saturday night?
(a) Cheap toilet soap.
(b) The impending rain.
(c) Baking bread.
(d) Suppers cooking in the homes he passes.

3. What does Rudolph do at the end of the story?
(a) Runs to his father for help.
(b) Runs to the drugstore for medicine.
(c) Calls the housekeeper to help.
(d) Runs out of Father Schwartz's study.

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

5. When does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) The Sunday after the story begins.
(b) The Sunday before the story begins.
(c) Saturday, three days before the story begins.
(d) Saturday, three days after the story begins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph think might be the worst sin he has committed in the last 12 hours after taking communion?

2. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?

3. What lie does Rudolph tell his father when his father is upset after finding him in the kitchen Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

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

5. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?

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