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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Father Schwartz's housekeeper.
(c) A fellow priest.
(d) Rudolph's father.

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

3. What does Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz about his feelings about his parents in Chapter 2?
(a) He has thought his parents were evil.
(b) He has thought he might be too good to be his parent's son.
(c) He has wished his parent's dead.
(d) He has wished his parent's would split up.

4. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?
(a) He should have told his friends to stop talking.
(b) He should have told his parents.
(c) He should have left and urged the girl to leave too.
(d) He should have ran straight to Father Schwartz.

5. What does Rudolph think might be the worst sin he has committed in the last 12 hours after taking communion?
(a) Being mean to an old lady.
(b) Taking communion.
(c) Listening to immodest conversation.
(d) Smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. After discussing what Rudolph might want to be when he grows up, what does Father ask the boy?

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

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

4. What does Rudolph do while waiting to see the priest at the start of Chapter 2?

5. What does Father Schwartz yell out in his study at the end of the story?

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