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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerns Rudolph at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He worries his father will listen to his confession.
(b) He worries his confession will anger the priest.
(c) He worries Father Schwartz will not be in the confessional.
(d) He worries someone will be able to hear his confession.

2. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?
(a) He is in tears.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is carefree.
(d) He is calm.

3. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?
(a) Yes.
(b) I'm not sure.
(c) I can't say.
(d) No.

4. How did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?
(a) He understood why his father thought it important.
(b) He was happy to be reminded.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was confused.

5. What is Father Schwartz first name?
(a) Allain.
(b) Adolphus.
(c) Albert.
(d) Alfred.

6. What does Rudolph do while waiting to see the priest at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He talks with the other parishioners.
(b) He tries to make himself look remorseful.
(c) He draws inappropriate pictures.
(d) He stands near the confessional and eavesdrops.

7. What is Rudolph's father's occupation?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Freight agent.
(c) Cleric.
(d) Teacher.

8. What does the carpet in Father Schwartz home bring to mind when he looks at it to avoid the sun?
(a) Dingy roads.
(b) Creepy gargoyles.
(c) Gruesome labyrinths.
(d) Solemn parishioners.

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

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

11. Why is Rudolph upset at the end of his confession with Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He has told a lie, which is a sin.
(b) Father Schwartz does not seem to care.
(c) He has not tell him everything.
(d) Father Schwartz says he is going to tell his father.

12. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he finally speaks?
(a) He has committed a horrible sin.
(b) His mother has run away.
(c) He is worried about his father.
(d) He wants to be a pastor.

13. Who is waiting to see Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Father Schwartz housekeeper.
(b) Carl.
(c) Rudolph's friend.
(d) Rudolph.

14. Where is Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) At the drugstore.
(b) In his house.
(c) At the Miller's.
(d) In the confessional.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Blatchford Sarnemington?

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

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

4. What does Father Schwartz first do when Rudolph arrives at the start of the story?

5. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?

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