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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rudolph's father react to his son's anger in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He attacks him.
(b) He leaves the house and slams the door.
(c) He walks away from him.
(d) He tells Rudolph's mother.

2. What color are Rudolph's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Green.

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

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

5. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) At Rudolph's house.
(b) Father Schwartz's study.
(c) In a church pew.
(d) In the confessional.

6. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he first asks what he would like to be when he grows up?
(a) A clergyman.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) A baseball player.
(d) A teacher.

7. 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 dripping faucet.
(d) The ticking clock.

8. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?
(a) Ordinary.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Heart-broken.
(d) Joyful.

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

10. What does Rudolph do at the end of the story?
(a) Runs to the drugstore for medicine.
(b) Runs out of Father Schwartz's study.
(c) Calls the housekeeper to help.
(d) Runs to his father for help.

11. What does Rudolph's father tells him he must do as soon as they get to church that Sunday in Chapter 3?
(a) Tell Father Schwartz what a liar he is.
(b) Donate his allowance to the church.
(c) Kneel down and beg God's forgiveness.
(d) Offer to help Father Schwartz after church.

12. How does Rudolph feel toward his mother when she tries to help after his altercation with his father in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
(a) Thankful.
(b) Admiring.
(c) Loving.
(d) Resentful.

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

14. What does Rudolph's mother do to try to help her son after his interaction with his father in the kitchen?
(a) She tries to put witch hazel on his wounds.
(b) She tells him it will never happen again.
(c) She tells Rudolph it was not his fault.
(d) She tries to talk to him about what happened.

15. What does Rudolph's father tell him to do as soon as they get to church in Chapter 4?
(a) Tell Father Schwartz he is not worthy of communion.
(b) Offer to help Father Schwartz after church.
(c) Tell Father Schwartz he is sick and must go home.
(d) Confess to Father Schwartz what he had done that morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rudolph feel after taking communion on Sunday in Chapter 4?

2. What lie does Rudolph tell his father when his father is upset after finding him in the kitchen Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

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

4. Why is Rudolph's father angry with him when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

5. What does Rudolph tell his father when they got to church, which angers him?

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