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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. How does Rudolph feel when Father Schwartz speaks at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Eternally bored.
(b) Wildly afraid.
(c) Outright angry.
(d) Ever so grateful.

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

3. What is Rudolph's father doing when he hears footsteps in his kitchen at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Praying.
(b) Shaving.
(c) Reading.
(d) Sleeping.

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

5. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?
(a) Parishioners gather outside and pray for him.
(b) Men and women pass by talking and laughing.
(c) A crowd gathers to see what has happened.
(d) The ambulance arrives.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Rudolph feel after taking communion on Sunday in Chapter 4?

4. Why is Rudolph's father angry with him when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rudolph feel as time for communion nears? Why does he ultimately get up to take communion?

2. What are the only two options Rudolph thinks he has after his father finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

3. How does Rudolph's mother behave after his altercation with his father in Chapter 3? How does Rudolph feel about his mother at this time?

4. What does Carl find Rudolph doing in the kitchen on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?

5. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz in the confessional in Chapter 4 after his altercation with his father?

6. Why is Carl upset at Rudolph when he finds him in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

7. What happens to Father Schwartz at the end of the story? What does Rudolph do?

8. Why does Carl go to the kitchen when he was getting ready for work on Sunday morning?

9. What does Carl pray for in the church pew as he kneels beside his son?

10. What happens between Carl and Rudolph after Rudolph angrily tosses his cup into the kitchen sink in Chapter 3?

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