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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Rudolph's father tell him to go to confession three days before the narrative present?
(a) His father suspected Rudolph had had impure thoughts.
(b) Rudolph had not been to confession in over a month.
(c) His father suspected Rudolph has stolen from the church.
(d) His father suspected Rudolph had told a lie.

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

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

4. What does Father ask Rudolph about the kinds of thoughts he confessed to having?
(a) If he has told anyone else about them.
(b) How often he has had them.
(c) Why he finds them problematic.
(d) If he enjoys them.

5. What word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?
(a) Agony.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Anticipation.
(d) Anxiety.

6. How does Rudolph describe to Father Schwartz the "phrases" he had used during his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) Inappropriate.
(b) Grimy.
(c) Obscene.
(d) Filthy.

7. What does Father Schwartz realize he must do in order to serve Rudolph?
(a) He must pretend he cares.
(b) He must tell Rudolph to come back later.
(c) He must overcome his own anguish.
(d) He must skip dinner.

8. How old is Rudolph Miller?
(a) 17.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 22.

9. When does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) Saturday, three days after the story begins.
(b) Saturday, three days before the story begins.
(c) The Sunday before the story begins.
(d) The Sunday after the story begins.

10. How does Rudolph plan to avoid taking communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He will go to the bathroom.
(b) He will drink water in the morning.
(c) He will skip church.
(d) He will pretend to be sick.

11. How does Father Schwartz know Rudolph's father?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) He is a clergyman.
(c) He is a parishioner.
(d) He was his former housekeeper.

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

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

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

15. Who is Blatchford Sarnemington?
(a) Rudolph's cousin.
(b) Rudolph's teacher.
(c) Rudolph's schoolmate.
(d) Rudolph's alter ego.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father Schwartz do every night?

2. Where is Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?

3. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?

4. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?

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

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