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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 toward his mother when she tries to help after his altercation with his father in the kitchen in Chapter 3?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Admiring.
(c) Loving.
(d) Thankful.

2. What does Rudolph feel while in the confessional with Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Anxious that his father might be listening.
(b) Eager to get out of there.
(c) Safe from God's wrath.
(d) Annoyed that he has to be there.

3. What does Rudolph think might be the worst sin he has committed in the last 12 hours after taking communion?
(a) Taking communion.
(b) Listening to immodest conversation.
(c) Being mean to an old lady.
(d) Smoking.

4. What does Rudolph's father tell him to do as soon as they get to church in Chapter 4?
(a) Confess to Father Schwartz what he had done that morning.
(b) Tell Father Schwartz he is not worthy of communion.
(c) Offer to help Father Schwartz after church.
(d) Tell Father Schwartz he is sick and must go home.

5. How are the phrases Father Schwartz mutters to Rudolph at the end of the story described?
(a) Depressing.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Heart-broken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens outside of Father Schwartz's at the end of the story?

2. What does Father Schwartz yell out in his study at the end of the story?

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

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

5. How does Rudolph feel as the time for communion nears at church in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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