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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 first do when he wakes at 6 a.m. on Sunday?
(a) Pray.
(b) Make breakfast.
(c) Clean the house.
(d) Take a walk.

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

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

4. 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) Runs to his father for help.
(d) Calls the housekeeper to help.

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

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

7. Since he thinks his first occupation may be unrealistic, what else does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz he might be when he grows up?
(a) A musician or clergyman.
(b) An actor of Navy officer.
(c) A policeman or army general.
(d) A singer or college professor.

8. 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.

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

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. After discussing what Rudolph might want to be when he grows up, what does Father ask the boy?
(a) If he knows how hard it is to be a clergyman.
(b) If he is ready to go home.
(c) If he has ever been to a party.
(d) If he would like to be a father someday.

12. 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) He is supposed to take communion that day.
(d) Rudolph has made a mess.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rudolph doing in the kitchen on Sunday morning when his father finds him?

2. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?

3. What does Rudolph's father chastise him for after telling him to pour his water into the sink on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

4. What does Rudolph tell his father when he asks what he is doing in the kitchen on Sunday in Chapter 3?

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

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