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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. What words does Father Schwartz use when listening to Rudolph's confession?
(a) Buddy and pal.
(b) Sir and young man.
(c) Son and boy.
(d) Baby and Infant.

2. What does Rudolph do while waiting to see the priest at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) He tries to make himself look remorseful.
(b) He draws inappropriate pictures.
(c) He stands near the confessional and eavesdrops.
(d) He talks with the other parishioners.

3. What does Father Schwartz realize he must do in order to serve Rudolph?
(a) He must overcome his own anguish.
(b) He must tell Rudolph to come back later.
(c) He must pretend he cares.
(d) He must skip dinner.

4. When does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) Saturday, three days before the story begins.
(b) Saturday, three days after the story begins.
(c) The Sunday before the story begins.
(d) The Sunday after the story begins.

5. Why does Rudolph decide to stay and confess rather than succumbing to his urge to leave?
(a) If he leaves he knows his father will find out.
(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 his mother will be angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rudolph's father's occupation?

2. Why did Rudolph's father tell him to go to confession three days before the narrative present?

3. What is Rudolph's emotional state while he sits with Father Schwartz at the start of the story?

4. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz when he asks Rudolph if he has told any lies in his confession?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What words does Father Schwartz use when addressing Rudolph in the confessional in Chapter 2?

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

4. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done when he was in the barn with the boy and the girl?

5. 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?

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

7. What sin did Rudolph finally confess to Father Schwartz after he "exhausted the minor offenses" (6)?

8. What made Rudolph uncomfortable as he sat waiting to confess at the start of Chapter 2?

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

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

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