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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 concerns Rudolph at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He worries someone will be able to hear his confession.
(b) He worries his father will listen to his confession.
(c) He worries his confession will anger the priest.
(d) He worries Father Schwartz will not be in the confessional.

2. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?
(a) Their words had excited him.
(b) It was all his idea.
(c) His friends said terrible things about Father Schwartz.
(d) He had said immodest things as well.

3. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) Grimy.
(b) Inappropriate.
(c) Obscene.
(d) Filthy.

4. What did Rudolph do after his father had told him to go to confession?
(a) He helped his mother cook supper.
(b) He locked himself in his bedroom.
(c) He played with some friends.
(d) He went to confession.

5. What does Rudolph think will happen if he takes communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He will anger God.
(b) Probably nothing.
(c) He will anger Father Schwartz.
(d) He will anger his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?

2. How did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?

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

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

5. What did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?

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