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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 is Rudolph doing in the kitchen on Sunday morning when his father finds him?
(a) Cooking breakfast.
(b) Holding a cup of water.
(c) Eating breakfast.
(d) Sleeping at the table.

2. Where are Rudolph and Father Schwartz at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) In the confessional.
(b) At Rudolph's house.
(c) In a church pew.
(d) Father Schwartz's study.

3. What happens to Father Schwartz in his study with Rudolph at the end of the story?
(a) He cries.
(b) He vomits.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He collapses.

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

5. What lie does Rudolph tell his father when his father is upset after finding him in the kitchen Sunday morning in Chapter 3?
(a) He does not know how he got there.
(b) He forgot about communion.
(c) He thought it was Friday.
(d) He is not feeling well.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are Rudolph's eyelashes described while he sits with Father Schwartz in Chapter 5?

3. At the end of the story, Rudolph decides that he will not be punished for his lie. Why is that?

4. What is most important to Rudolph's father?

5. Since he thinks his first occupation may be unrealistic, what else does Rudolph tell Father Schwartz he might be when he grows up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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