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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?
(a) He should have left and urged the girl to leave too.
(b) He should have ran straight to Father Schwartz.
(c) He should have told his parents.
(d) He should have told his friends to stop talking.

3. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph's father?
(a) He is a clergyman.
(b) He is a parishioner.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) He was his former housekeeper.

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

5. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?
(a) He tells him he should not come to his house.
(b) He asks him to come back later.
(c) He pretends to be busy.
(d) He prays with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concerns Rudolph at the start of Chapter 2?

2. Why does Father Schwartz "pray aloud for twilight to come" (1) at the start of the story?

3. What does the carpet in Father Schwartz home bring to mind when he looks at it to avoid the sun?

4. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?

5. What scent makes Father Schwartz's heart ache as he walks the streets on Saturday night?

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