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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?
(a) If he leaves his mother will be angry.
(b) If he leaves he will not get his sins off of his chest.
(c) If he leaves he cannot take communion.
(d) If he leaves he knows his father will find out.

2. Where is Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) In the confessional.
(b) At the drugstore.
(c) At the Miller's.
(d) In his house.

3. What did Rudolph do after his father had told him to go to confession?
(a) He played with some friends.
(b) He helped his mother cook supper.
(c) He went to confession.
(d) He locked himself in his bedroom.

4. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?
(a) He should have left and urged the girl to leave too.
(b) He should have told his parents.
(c) He should have told his friends to stop talking.
(d) He should have ran straight to Father Schwartz.

5. What is another "easy sin" Rudolph confessed to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
(a) He talked back to his teacher.
(b) He cheated on a test at school.
(c) He skipped church the week before.
(d) He was mean to an old lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe how Rudolph felt about telling Father Schwartz his true sins?

2. How did Rudolph feel when his father told him to go to confession three days earlier?

3. What does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph if he has done when he first visits?

4. How does Rudolph plan to avoid taking communion the day after he confesses to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

5. What did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz he did in the barn with his friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Father Schwartz do on Saturdays after confession? What happens as he passes the drug store that increases his sadness?

2. Why did Rudolph's father tell him he had to go to confession three days before Rudolph came to see Father Schwartz in his home? Did Rudolph obey his father?

3. Why did Rudolph stay and confess despite his urge to leave while he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?

4. Who is Blatchford Sarnmenington? What happens when Rudolph thinks of him?

5. What plan does Rudolph come up with at the end of Chapter 2 to avoid having to take communion at church the next day?

6. What "easy sins" did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?

7. What object in Father Schwartz's room reminds him of "gruesome labyrinths" (1)? Why does he stare at this object in the first place?

8. What did Rudolph try to force himself to do as he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?

9. What questions does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph when he says he has committed a terrible sin?

10. What is Father Schwartz's mood at the start of the story? How do you know?

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