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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rudolph's father chastise him for after telling him to pour his water into the sink on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) Not caring about anyone or anything ever.
(b) Caring more about his hunger than his parents.
(c) Caring more about his thirst than his religion.
(d) Caring more about himself than his family.

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) Annoyed that he has to be there.
(c) Anxious that his father might be listening.
(d) Eager to get out of there.

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

4. What word does Father Schwartz repeat when he tells Rudolph what happens when groups of people get together?
(a) Gloomy.
(b) Glimmering.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Glamorous.

5. How does Rudolph feel as the time for communion nears at church in Chapter 4?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Giddy.

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

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

12. What is most important to Rudolph's father?
(a) His job.
(b) His wife.
(c) Church.
(d) His friends.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?

4. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?

5. What is Rudolph's father's name?

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