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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 Rudolph see his father doing at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Yelling at his mother.
(b) Slamming his bedroom door.
(c) Sitting at the table.
(d) Walking to church.

2. What does Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz about his feelings about his parents in Chapter 2?
(a) He has thought his parents were evil.
(b) He has wished his parent's dead.
(c) He has wished his parent's would split up.
(d) He has thought he might be too good to be his parent's son.

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 thirsty.
(b) He wants to make his family breakfast.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He must be sleepwalking.

4. What does Rudolph's father tells him he must do as soon as they get to church that Sunday in Chapter 3?
(a) Tell Father Schwartz what a liar he is.
(b) Offer to help Father Schwartz after church.
(c) Kneel down and beg God's forgiveness.
(d) Donate his allowance to the church.

5. What does Father Schwartz realize he must do in order to serve Rudolph?
(a) He must pretend he cares.
(b) He must skip dinner.
(c) He must tell Rudolph to come back later.
(d) He must overcome his own anguish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?

3. How does Rudolph's father react to his son's anger in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

4. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "thoughts and dreams" he has had during his confession in Chapter 2?

5. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?

(see the answer key)

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