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

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 attacks him.
(c) He walks away from him.
(d) He tells Rudolph's mother.

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

4. What does Rudolph tell his father when they got to church, which angers him?
(a) He wishes he had a different father.
(b) Rudolph says his father is not as pious as he pretends.
(c) He says his father does not care about him.
(d) He points out that his father had lost control of his temper in the kitchen as well.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rudolph feel when Father Schwartz speaks at the end of Chapter 5?

3. What does Rudolph's father tell him to do as soon as they get to church in Chapter 4?

4. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz at church on Sunday morning in Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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