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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 did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?
(a) Listened to his friends say immodest things.
(b) Smoke cigarettes with his friends.
(c) Spied on the neighbors doing immodest things.
(d) Plan to steal from their neighbor.

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

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

4. Who can Father Schwartz hear pass by his window at 4 p.m.?
(a) Ambulances.
(b) A group of women.
(c) Schoolchildren.
(d) Nobody, the streets are eerily quiet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he finally speaks?

2. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

3. What does Father Schwartz do every night?

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

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

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