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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What will "blonde Northern women and tall young guys" be doing in a few hours at the end of the story?
(a) Talking and laughing.
(b) Sleeping soundly.
(c) Lying underneath the moon.
(d) Drinking and dancing.

3. What is the only sound that is heard when Father Schwartz is with Rudolph in Chapter 5?
(a) The rain outside.
(b) The housekeeper cooking.
(c) The ticking clock.
(d) The dripping faucet.

4. What happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?
(a) He cries.
(b) He collapses.
(c) He vomits.
(d) He falls asleep.

5. What does Rudolph do at the end of the story?
(a) Calls the housekeeper to help.
(b) Runs to the drugstore for medicine.
(c) Runs out of Father Schwartz's study.
(d) Runs to his father for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father Schwartz do every night?

2. What does Rudolph think will happen if he takes communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

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

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

5. What does Rudolph's father pray for at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?

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