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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rudolph feel when Father Schwartz speaks at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Outright angry.
(b) Wildly afraid.
(c) Ever so grateful.
(d) Eternally bored.

2. What is Rudolph's father's name?
(a) Curt.
(b) Carl.
(c) Cam.
(d) Cab.

3. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?
(a) A crowd gathers to see what has happened.
(b) Men and women pass by talking and laughing.
(c) The ambulance arrives.
(d) Parishioners gather outside and pray for him.

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

5. Who brings Rudolph Miller to Father Schwartz when he first comes to see him at the start of the story?
(a) Rudolph's mother.
(b) A fellow priest.
(c) Father Schwartz's housekeeper.
(d) Rudolph's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the story, Rudolph decides that he will not be punished for his lie. Why is that?

2. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?

3. What does Father Schwartz do every night?

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

5. Why did Rudolph's father tell him to go to confession three days before the narrative present?

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