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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the story, Rudolph decides that he will not be punished for his lie. Why is that?
(a) There is no God.
(b) Rudolph did not lie on purpose.
(c) Because he only lied to make things better in the confessional.
(d) Father Schwartz does not know he lied.

2. What does Rudolph feel while in the confessional with Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Safe from God's wrath.
(b) Anxious that his father might be listening.
(c) Eager to get out of there.
(d) Annoyed that he has to be there.

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

4. What words does Father Schwartz use when listening to Rudolph's confession?
(a) Buddy and pal.
(b) Son and boy.
(c) Baby and Infant.
(d) Sir and young man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?

2. What does Rudolph's mother do to try to help her son after his interaction with his father in the kitchen?

3. What word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?

4. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?

5. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?

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