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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 color are Rudolph's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Brown.

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

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

4. What does Rudolph's mother do to try to help her son after his interaction with his father in the kitchen?
(a) She tells him it will never happen again.
(b) She tries to talk to him about what happened.
(c) She tells Rudolph it was not his fault.
(d) She tries to put witch hazel on his wounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Rudolph's father's name?

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

4. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?

5. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he must do with his life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the end of the story, why does Rudolph feel that God will not punish him for his lies?

3. With whom does Rudolph walk to church? What is he told he must do when he arrives?

4. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should do after asking him what he wants to be when he grows up?

5. Why does Rudolph feel safe in the room with Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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