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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rudolph feel after taking communion on Sunday in Chapter 4?
(a) He wishes he had told his father the truth.
(b) He is happy that all is going as planned.
(c) He feels that since nothing bad happened, all will be okay.
(d) Like he has committed a mortal sin.

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) Annoyed that he has to be there.
(d) Eager to get out of there.

3. What does Father Schwartz yell out in his study at the end of the story?
(a) I'm dying!
(b) Find help!
(c) Oh, my God!
(d) Get out of here!

4. What does Rudolph do when he becomes angry with his father in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He throws his cup into the sink.
(b) He calls his father a fool.
(c) He steps on his father's foot.
(d) He runs out of the house and slams the door.

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

6. Who does Rudolph begin to think of while Father Schwartz talks to him in Chapter 5?
(a) His friends from the barn.
(b) His favorite baseball player.
(c) His mother.
(d) Blatchford Sarnemington.

7. What is Rudolph doing in the kitchen on Sunday morning when his father finds him?
(a) Holding a cup of water.
(b) Cooking breakfast.
(c) Eating breakfast.
(d) Sleeping at the table.

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

9. What does Rudolph tell his father when they got to church, which angers him?
(a) He wishes he had a different father.
(b) Rudolph says his father is not as pious as he pretends.
(c) He points out that his father had lost control of his temper in the kitchen as well.
(d) He says his father does not care about him.

10. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he must do with his life?
(a) Help those in need.
(b) See the world.
(c) Pray for his soul.
(d) Run away from home.

11. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?
(a) Like spiderwebs.
(b) Like flower petals.
(c) Like short bristles.
(d) Like sun rays.

12. What does Rudolph's father pray for at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?
(a) His community.
(b) His son to be forgiven.
(c) His wife.
(d) His health.

13. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?
(a) Men and women pass by talking and laughing.
(b) The ambulance arrives.
(c) A crowd gathers to see what has happened.
(d) Parishioners gather outside and pray for him.

14. 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.

15. What does Rudolph's father first do when he wakes at 6 a.m. on Sunday?
(a) Make breakfast.
(b) Pray.
(c) Clean the house.
(d) Take a walk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rudolph feel toward his mother when she tries to help after his altercation with his father in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

3. What does Rudolph do at the end of the story?

4. What is Rudolph's father doing when he hears footsteps in his kitchen at the start of Chapter 3?

5. What happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?

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