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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 word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Anticipation.
(d) Agony.

2. What does Rudolph's father tell him to do as soon as they get to church in Chapter 4?
(a) Offer to help Father Schwartz after church.
(b) Confess to Father Schwartz what he had done that morning.
(c) Tell Father Schwartz he is not worthy of communion.
(d) Tell Father Schwartz he is sick and must go home.

3. What does Rudolph tell his father when they got to church, which angers him?
(a) He points out that his father had lost control of his temper in the kitchen as well.
(b) Rudolph says his father is not as pious as he pretends.
(c) He wishes he had a different father.
(d) He says his father does not care about him.

4. How does Rudolph feel after taking communion on Sunday in Chapter 4?
(a) He wishes he had told his father the truth.
(b) He is happy that all is going as planned.
(c) Like he has committed a mortal sin.
(d) He feels that since nothing bad happened, all will be okay.

5. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?
(a) He is not sure God is real.
(b) He had forgotten his morning prayers.
(c) His father beat him.
(d) He accidentally drank water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rudolph's father angry with him when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

2. What did Rudolph do after his father had told him to go to confession?

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

4. When does Chapter 2 begin?

5. What word does Father Schwartz repeat when he tells Rudolph what happens when groups of people get together?

(see the answer key)

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