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

2. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?
(a) Like spiderwebs.
(b) Like flower petals.
(c) Like short bristles.
(d) Like sun rays.

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

4. What does Rudolph's father chastise him for after telling him to pour his water into the sink on Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) Caring more about his thirst than his religion.
(b) Caring more about his hunger than his parents.
(c) Caring more about himself than his family.
(d) Not caring about anyone or anything ever.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What will "blonde Northern women and tall young guys" be doing in a few hours at the end of the story?

3. What does Rudolph's father first do when he wakes at 6 a.m. on Sunday?

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

5. What does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz at church on Sunday morning 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. How does Rudolph feel as time for communion nears? Why does he ultimately get up to take communion?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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