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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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.

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

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

6. 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 father will beat him.
(c) His mother will give him extra chores.
(d) God will be angry.

7. What does Rudolph's father first do when he wakes at 6 a.m. on Sunday?
(a) Take a walk.
(b) Make breakfast.
(c) Clean the house.
(d) Pray.

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

9. 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 thirsty.
(c) He wants to make his family breakfast.
(d) He is hungry.

10. 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.

11. What will "blonde Northern women and tall young guys" be doing in a few hours at the end of the story?
(a) Talking and laughing.
(b) Drinking and dancing.
(c) Sleeping soundly.
(d) Lying underneath the moon.

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

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

14. 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 has made a mess.
(c) He is supposed to take communion that day.
(d) Rudolph woke him up.

15. 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) Caring more about his thirst than his religion.
(b) Not caring about anyone or anything ever.
(c) Caring more about his hunger than his parents.
(d) Caring more about himself than his family.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Rudolph feel when Father Schwartz speaks at the end of Chapter 5?

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

5. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?

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