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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) Take a walk.
(d) Clean the house.

2. What happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?
(a) He collapses.
(b) He vomits.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He cries.

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?
(a) Like flower petals.
(b) Like spiderwebs.
(c) Like sun rays.
(d) Like short bristles.

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

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

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

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

12. 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) His father will beat him.
(b) He will not be allowed to go to church.
(c) His mother will give him extra chores.
(d) God will be angry.

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

14. 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 does not know how he got there.
(b) He thought it was Friday.
(c) He forgot about communion.
(d) He is not feeling well.

15. What does Rudolph do when he becomes angry with his father in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He throws his cup into the sink.
(b) He calls his father a fool.
(c) He steps on his father's foot.
(d) He runs out of the house and slams the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Rudolph's eyes?

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

3. After discussing what Rudolph might want to be when he grows up, what does Father ask the boy?

4. What is most important to Rudolph's father?

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

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