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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 teacher.
(d) A baseball player.

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

3. What does Rudolph tell his father when he asks what he is doing in the kitchen on Sunday in Chapter 3?
(a) He must be sleepwalking.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He is thirsty.
(d) He wants to make his family breakfast.

4. What does Rudolph see his father doing at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Sitting at the table.
(b) Slamming his bedroom door.
(c) Yelling at his mother.
(d) Walking to church.

5. What is Rudolph's father doing when he hears footsteps in his kitchen at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Praying.

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

7. What lie does Rudolph tell his father when his father is upset after finding him in the kitchen Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He thought it was Friday.
(b) He forgot about communion.
(c) He is not feeling well.
(d) He does not know how he got there.

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

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

10. 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) Tell Father Schwartz he is sick and must go home.
(c) Offer to help Father Schwartz after church.
(d) Confess to Father Schwartz what he had done that morning.

11. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?
(a) His father beat him.
(b) He accidentally drank water.
(c) He had forgotten his morning prayers.
(d) He is not sure God is real.

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) Resentful.
(b) Loving.
(c) Thankful.
(d) Admiring.

13. What is the only sound that is heard when Father Schwartz is with Rudolph in Chapter 5?
(a) The ticking clock.
(b) The rain outside.
(c) The housekeeper cooking.
(d) The dripping faucet.

14. Why is Rudolph's father angry with him when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
(a) Rudolph woke him up.
(b) He woke his mother who is sick.
(c) He is supposed to take communion that day.
(d) Rudolph has made a mess.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rudolph begin to think of while Father Schwartz talks to him in Chapter 5?

2. How does Rudolph feel as the time for communion nears at church in Chapter 4?

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

4. What does Rudolph think might be the worst sin he has committed in the last 12 hours after taking communion?

5. What word does Father Schwartz repeat when he tells Rudolph what happens when groups of people get together?

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