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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Rudolph think will happen if he tells his father the truth about why he is in the kitchen that Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He will not be allowed to go to church.
(b) His mother will give him extra chores.
(c) God will be angry.
(d) His father will beat him.

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

9. 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) Sleeping soundly.
(c) Lying underneath the moon.
(d) Talking and laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudolph's father tells him he must do as soon as they get to church that Sunday in Chapter 3?

2. What does Rudolph's father tell him to do as soon as they get to church in Chapter 4?

3. What does Rudolph do when he becomes angry with his father in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

4. What does Rudolph see his father doing at the end of Chapter 3?

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

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